Research

Our work is grounded in a commitment to research that contributes to social belonging, reflects the nation’s diversity and enhances community safety. The Centre advances research through a range of activities, including direct funding of projects, funding graduate students to undertake research, collaborative partnerships, community engagement and knowledge sharing.

• To develop and enhance the breadth, depth and diversity of expertise in preventing and countering violent extremism that:
  • is appropriate to the New Zealand context;
  • is based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the foundation document; and
  • has Te Ao Māori approaches, human rights and tikanga at its heart.
• To generate a strong body of evidence-based research on preventing and countering violent extremism that embraces diversity of thought and which can inform New Zealand policy approaches.
• To support public dialogue and raise public understanding among all New Zealand communities on preventing and countering violent extremism.
• To build strong partnerships between researchers, civil society and local and central government that enable a collective and collaborative approach to preventing and countering violent extremism.
• To provide advice that improves government strategic decision-making and that is supported by advice from communities, civil society, local government, researchers and the private sector.