PrEval Monitor

Subproject PrEval Platform: Continuation and Consolidation.
Municipal Evaluation Structures and Capacities in  the Fields of Extremism Prevention, Democracy Promotion, and Civic Education in Germany
Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG)

Municipalities are key spaces where democracy is shaped and where it is decided how democratic participation and social cohesion are put into practice. Evaluation can help strengthen the quality and effectiveness of local prevention, democracy, and education work, facilitate learning processes, and promote trust. For evaluation to realize this potential, shared standards, support from external experts, stable networks, and a culture of cooperation, learning, and constructive error management are needed, supported jointly by policymakers, administrative bodies, practitioners, and researchers—creating a basis for sustainable, resource-efficient work at the local level.

Subproject International Monitoring.
Extremism, Prevention, and Evaluation Worldwide—New Findings and Lessons Learned from International Mmonitoring
Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi)

Is progress still being made in the evaluation of measures to prevent and counter violent extremism—or have developments in this field stalled? While violent extremism is continuing to evolve and political sensitivity is increasing, monitoring results indicate a lack of innovation, transparency, and funding in the evaluation of prevention measures. The results of the second iteration of our international monitoring survey shed light on trends in this field in 12 countries—and on what needs to happen now to ensure that evaluation can continue to contribute to more effective prevention.

Subproject International Monitoring.
Extremism Prevention and Civic and Citizenship Education in Global Practice: Conflict or Synergy?
University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)

Is preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) seen as an educational objective in different countries around the world? And if so, how is the prevention of extremism organized within (civic and citizenship) education? These are the questions this chapter seeks to answer based on an international survey. We also conducted interviews with practitioners from the English education system to establish the level and methods of cooperation between the fields of education and extremism prevention.

Subproject Evaluation Research.
How Evaluation Research Examines—and Is Shaped by—Democracy and Diversity
German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM)

Does evaluation research reflect society’s understanding of democracy? Our monitoring of international evaluation journals reveals the remarkable evolution of democratic concepts over the past 25 years: from a broad but abstract understanding of democracy to genuine participation, from affirmative diversity to an examination of racism that adopts a critical approach to power. The data reflect profound societal transformations and an evaluation practice that can contribute to strengthening democratic processes through participatory approaches that critically examine discrimination.

Pilot Study Secondary and Tertiary Prevention.
Trust, Tone, Timing, and Tech: Assessing Digital P/CVE Counseling Services and Challenges for Evaluation Practice
Violence Prevention Network, i-unito, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)

Digital counseling in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) operates within a complex setting shaped by (conflicting) priorities of platform logics, data protection, relationship-building, and limited resources. Many projects seek impactful evaluation—but what does impact really mean when target groups remain anonymous, relationships are formed online, and counseling processes are hard to predict? Our study argues that traditional approaches to measuring impact often fall short in these contexts. Instead, a shift in perspective is needed—moving away from rigid output tracking toward more learning-based, context- and relationship-sensitive evaluation approaches.

Pilot Study Civic Education.
Developing an AI Literacy Profile for Civic Education
University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)

How does artificial intelligence (AI) reshape democratic processes, and what skills are necessary to navigate these changes? This study explores the opportunities and risks of AI in civic education and investigates how people can be equipped for an AI-driven future. We draw on international frameworks, highlight sociopolitical challenges, and discuss practical evaluation methods to ensure responsible AI use in democratic contexts.

Strengthening Self-Evaluation in Hybrid Civic Education Through Transdisciplinary Tool Development Workshops
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM)

How can we approach the self-evaluation of an educational program with digital components, while taking into account that the evaluation of digital projects is not standard practice? Digital formats bring specific challenges for evaluation and call for interdisciplinary perspectives. Educational and media studies, for example, each have their own methodological approaches, which can complement each other in valuable ways. In collaboration with basa e.V., we tested different transdisciplinary formats for developing practical self-evaluation tools.

Impact Horizons of Evaluations.
Uptake of Evaluation Findings in Extremism Prevention
Marion Lempp (freelance evaluator)

Evaluations in extremism prevention are particularly effective when they are not primarily designed as instruments of external control, but rather as a means of evidence-based management, reflective learning, and continuous quality improvement. This requires a broader-based evaluation approach, developed prior to the evaluation itself on the basis of differentiated objectives, and subsequently supported by scientifically grounded monitoring of the uptake processes.