Radicalization of youth: on the role of local governments in organizing countermeasures

The purpose of this study was to consider the causes of radicalization among young people and the role of local governments in countering this phenomenon. The objectives of the study are to analyze the regulatory framework and research on this issue, which indicates that local governments do not have the right to independently determine the scope of their powers and to establish competencies. As a result, revealing the terms of reference of state authorities in the field of combating the radicalization of youth, we can conclude about a rather insignificant role of local governments in these issues. Which is not entirely true. Conclusions: the issues of counteracting the radicalization of young people, being national tasks, are solved by mobilizing all resources. And at the state level, the role of local self-government bodies in the implementation of the policy of counteracting the radicalization of youth within the boundaries of the municipality is subject to an adequate definition. When summarizing the competence of local governments in countering the radicalization of youth, we note that they are limited exclusively to the adoption and implementation of preventive measures. At the same time, taking into account the high degree of citizens' trust in municipal structures in comparison with the federal center, it is possible to emphasize the positive impact on the effectiveness of the policy of countering radicalism.

globalization, radicalization, youth, local governments, opposition