PrEval – Zukunftswerkstätten

PrEval (Eva­luation and Quality Manage­ment in Extremism Preven­tion, Demo­cracy Promo­tion and Civic Education: Analysis, Moni­toring, Dialogue) was a research and transfer project that further developed and re­designed formats and structures to strengthen eva­luation and quality manage­ment in extremism prevention, demo­cracy promotion and civic edu­cation in Germany.

PrEval was an open net­work and invited everyone to join the dis­cussions in various workshops (“Zukunfts­werkstätten”) around needs for support services, know­ledge net­works and evaluation data­bases.

The pro­ject was funded by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI)  with a du­ration from Oc­tober 2022 to December 2025.

News

New release: PrEval Monitor 2025

In the new edition of the PrEval Monitor, the PrEval research network presents the key findings from three years of collaborative project work. With recommendations for policy and practice, it provides important impulses for the sustainable strengthening of extremism prevention, democracy promotion, and civic education – in Germany and beyond. The Monitor serves as a foundation for the continuous development of evaluation and quality management in the field: both practical and scientifically grounded.

Download the English version here.

The PrEval Platform

Extended Data Basis

The PrEval Platform offers a systematic overview of evaluation capacities in the field of extremism prevention, democracy promotion and civic education in Germany.
The platform is maintained by the PrEval sub-project at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG).

To the platform

PrEval Symposium 2025

On November 24 and 25, 2025, we presented and discussed key findings and recommendations from PrEval’s multi-year project work with partners from professional practice, academia, and politics. In addition to many exciting program items, we also presented the PrEval Monitor 2025 that compiles the key results of our work. 

A report on the event and further information can be found here.

Ready for Evaluation with the PrEval Consultation Series

With the new PrEval consultation series “Evaluation and Quality Management”, we support civil society organizations in systematically integrating evaluation and quality management into their work. The series has been developed together with academia, civil society and administration and is currently being piloted.

All interested parties can already download the accompanying material for the consultation series free of charge. // Download

The key findings and recommendations of the PrEval project are now also available to an international audience: The English version of the second edition, published in 2025, focuses on key findings, formats developed, and current and future challenges in the evaluation of extremism prevention, democracy promotion, and civic education.

How do diverse support networks affect the individual distancing process — and how can these interactions be measured? In this PrEval Study, Svetla Koynova and Emma van Heeswijk examine the interaction between counseling, authorities, the judiciary, volunteers, and specialized services and formulate recommendations for evaluators and practitioners.

In their PrEval Study, Myrte van Veldhuizen and Hermann Josef Abs (University of Duisburg-Essen) analyze international discourse and practical approaches in England and Norway.

Sofie Lilli Stoffel examines why evaluations of prevention programs need to better reflect the realities of young people and advocates for adapted methods, appropriate indicators, and long-term impact measurement.

How can the quality and effectiveness of digitally supported counseling services be adequately assessed? And what methodological and ethical questions arise in this context? The new PrEval Study examines current developments in Germany, Europe, and selected international contexts.

The new PrEval Study provides recommendations for further development in this field and presents advanced methods, including those from media and communication sciences.

Events

Information about past events of the PrEval project can be found here.

Stay up to Date

All updates on our publications, events and other activities are also available via our LinkedIn profile: PrEval-Projekt