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Journal abstract While it has become increasingly common for researchers, practitioners and policymakers to draw from the insights of former extremists to combat violent extremism, overlooked in this evolving space[…]
Publisher’s description This open access book explores the enactment, impact and implications of the Prevent Duty across a range of educational contexts. In July 2015 the UK became the first[…]
Journal abstract As the Islamic State’s hold on territory was gradually diminished in Iraq and Syria, countries around the world expressed concern that the group’s large contingent of foreign terrorist[…]
Journal abstract The increase in Islamic-inspired terrorism on Western soil has led governments around the world to introduce new counter-terrorism laws and more intrusive police practices aimed at countering the[…]
Journal abstract Whilst Italy has yet to experience a large-scale Islamist terrorist incident, this essay challenges the claim that Islamist radicalisation in the country is a myth. On the contrary,[…]
Journal abstract Religiously inspired violence is a global phenomenon and connects to transnational narratives, necessitating comparative analysis of socio-historical context and patterns of ideological mobilization. Northeast Africa hosts several radical-extremist[…]
Journal abstract The following outlines the emergence of countering violent extremism (CVE) policy and practice in a Western context, before examining how evaluation has (or has not) thus far assisted[…]
Journal abstract Right-wing Eurosceptic political groups gained ground in the elections for the European Parliament in May 2014. The electoral victory of right-wing Euroscepticism was accompanied by a concern that[…]
Journal abstract What is the Alt-Right? As a movement still taking shape ideologically and operationally, the Alt-Right demands a research framework for analyzing both what it believes and how it[…]
Journal abstract Reciprocal radicalisation is the theory that extremist organisations are connected and feed on one another’s rhetoric and actions to justify violent escalation. Recent empirical work has suggested that[…]
Combating Violent Extremism: Voices of Former Right-Wing Extremists3 August, 2020
The Prevent Duty in Education: Impact, Enactment and Implications31 July, 2020
Lessons from September 11 about the post-conflict threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters29 July, 2020
Reporting threats of terrorism: stigmatisation, procedural justice and policing Muslims in Australia27 July, 2020