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Arum Ningsih, Coventry University, United KingdomSerena Hussain, Coventry University, United Kingdom
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Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, continues to face the challenges of violent extremism. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) respond by implementing counter- and alternative-narrative programmes to promote peace and tolerance. However, limited research has explored how these local CSOs define and assess the effectiveness of their own initiatives. This qualitative multiple case study addresses this gap by examining the perceptions of three Indonesian organisations: the Center for the Study of Religion and Culture (CSRC), Muhammadiyah, and Peace Generation. Drawing on document reviews and thirty-five semi-structured interviews, thematic analysis revealed that successful programmes are defined as more than the capacity to change knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour. CSOs prioritise building community trust, ensuring long-term engagement, and achieving sustained policy influence at institutional levels. This research contributes to the peace education field by proposing a necessary context-sensitive and relational framework for understanding programme success in countering violent extremism.
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Conference: BCE2025Stream: Assessment Theories & Methodologies
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Ningsih A., & Hussain S. (2025) How Do Indonesian Civil Society Organisations Perceive the Success of Their Counter- and Alternative Narrative Programmes? ISSN: 2435-9467 – The Barcelona Conference on Education 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 447-463) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2025.36
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2025.36
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