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 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 The perceived threat of extremist online propaganda has generated a need for countermeasures applicable to large audiences. The dissemination of videos designed to counter violent extremism (CVE videos)[…]
Publisher’s Description The Radical’s Journey draws from interviews with former right-wing extremists in Germany to present a compelling account of life as a political extremist. Insights are provided into four[…]
Journal abstract We compare two recent psychological theories of violent extremism that share substantial commonalities: (1) The life psychology model that underwrites the mentoring tool in the Aarhus/Danish model of[…]
Journal abstract This study investigates defections from the Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia. Thirty-two disengaged Al-Shabaab combatants were interviewed about their motivations, grievances, needs, and challenges in relation to the recruitment,[…]
Journal abstract The Channel programme is part of the Prevent Strategy, one of the four strands of the UK counter-terrorism strategy known as CONTEST. While the programme has been running[…]
Journal abstract The literature recognises that the evaluation of interventions to counter violent extremism (CVE) has been neglected. This paper fills this gap by providing results from a study of[…]
Journal abstract Purpose Serious organised crime (SOC) costs the UK billions of pounds every year and is associated with significant negative health, social and well-being outcomes. The purpose of this[…]
Journal Article The growing threat of right-wing extremism (RWE) creates challenges for countering violent extremism (CVE) strategies. For countries like Australia with little historical background in countering RWE, there is[…]
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