The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.

During this episode, Christina Nemr discusses counter-extremism, counter-disinformation, instability, and conflict. After reviewing why so many interventions for both extremism and disinformation tend to fall short, Christina mentions some tactics or approaches that show promise.

Resources:

• Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned
  • #56 Bob Jones on Governance
  • #84 Suzanne Spaulding on Disinformation, the Foreign Malign Influence Center, and Civics
• Attitudinal Inoculation
• Integrative Complexity
• Civic Engagement
• The need for cognitive closure by Arie Kruglanski and Shira Fishman
• Integrative Complexity Interventions to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism by Christina Nemr and Sara Savage
• South Africa Vaccine Hesitancy Campaign

Link to full show notes and resources

https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-97

Guest Bio: Christina Nemr is a consultant and entrepreneur addressing challenges in the information environment that yield instability and conflict. She has worked on counter-extremism policy and programming for the past decade in collaboration with governments, civil society, academia, and the private sector, with increasing focus on mitigating the psychological and social factors that facilitate susceptibility to extremism and disinformation. She started her career as an advisor with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism, where she was a founding member of the countering violent extremism program. She has degrees in International Relations and Forensic Psychology.

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