CEP organises RADAR methodology training for regional research teams

The European Policy Centre (CEP), as the coordinator of the project Radicalisation Analytics in Digital Algorithmic Realms (RADAR), organised an online training on 18 March 2026 for researchers from partner organisations in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The training was led by CEP’s Lead Researcher, Marko Todorović, who presented the project methodology and codebook to research teams from the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) Montenegro and the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) Bosnia and Herzegovina. The session focused on the practical application of the methodology, including hands-on coding, standardised data collection, and ensuring consistent quality control across the three participating countries.

The RADAR project aims to provide a systematic and comparable overview of radicalising content on TikTok encountered by young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia. Rather than measuring the overall prevalence of extremist content, the research focuses on mapping narratives and trajectories that may contribute to the early stages of radicalisation among youth, using a structured analytical framework and protocol.

The training marks an important step in ensuring a harmonised research approach and high-quality data collection across the region.

The project “Radicalisation Analytics in Digital Algorithmic Realms (RADAR)” (December 2025 – November 2026) is funded by the Directorate General for Europe and International Trade Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.