IZRD e.V.

About us

The Interdisciplinary Centre for the Prevention of Radicalisation and Promotion of Democracy (IZRD e.V.) was founded in July 2022 as a non-profit association by dedicated individuals from the fields of civil society-based radicalisation prevention, political education, security agencies, academia, and business. Our main fields of work are the prevention of religiously motivated extremism, transnational forms of extremism, conspiracy narratives, and other forms of group-focused enmity. In doing so, it is essential to recognise the powerful impact of structural racism and other forms of inequality and to consciously reflect on them within our own perspectives, attitudes, and work, in order to make a contribution to anti-racist efforts. Additionally, we are engaged in the broader context of promoting democracy and advocate for a tolerant coexistence based on the free democratic order.