„Monitoringsystem und Transferplattform Radikalisierung“ (MOTRA) ist ein über das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderter Forschungsverbund im Kontext der zivilen Sicherheitsforschung. Das Vorhaben entstand im Rahmen der Einrichtung eines Spitzenforschungsclusters zur Früherkennung, Prävention und Bekämpfung von islamistischem Extremismus und Terrorismus und wird über die Laufzeit von fünf Jahren (11/2019 – 10/2024) einen zentralen Anlaufpunkt darstellen.
The transfer platform serves the academic community as a forum for exchange, which also includes a continuous inventory of current research findings. With the help of this platform, not only will the knowledge gained through monitoring be communicated, but the research initiatives already existing in Germany will also be networked with one another in order to promote synergy effects. Research results must be communicated more quickly to those who need them, so that findings have a chance of finding their way into the everyday work of decision makers. The transfer platform is intended to significantly shorten the time lag between the generation of research findings and their potential use. The typically interdisciplinary character of this research plays a major role for MOTRA and is also reflected in the numerous partners from science, politics and practice who are part of the transfer network. This mix is essential for the successful transfer of knowledge between these three areas.