Preventing and countering violent radicalization: A guide for first-line practitioners

Abstract

21st-Century societies have a globalized, digitalized, and in- terlinked character. However, they have also brought along relevant challenges for humanity. The Spanish Universities Rector Conference (CRUE in its Spanish acronym), in its document about Universities in 2030, remarks some of the global issues we are facing nowadays. These issues include the refugee crisis, global warming, extreme poverty, inequality, or illiteracy. Universities in gen- eral, and the University of Cordoba in particular, cannot ignore this reality. Therefore, it must become a leader in knowledge creation and sharing, especially in areas concerned with well-being, democratic coexistence, peace and social justice. The 2030 Agenda and the Sus- tainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be taken as a reference in terms of actions to be taken and aspirations to look forward to.