Journal abstract This article applies a dialogical analysis to the change processes involved in moving from engagement with to disengagement from an armed militant group, as well as from radicalization[…]
Journal abstract Taking stock of critical peace research and agonistic politics, this article revisits the Basque conflict to examine the role of the state’s counterterrorist narrative and that of the[…]
Journal abstract The research to date on pro-governm`ent militias demonstrates that numerous pro-regime militia groups were actively deployed in civil wars over the last half a century. As hundreds of[…]
Journal abstract This article looks specifically at the front end of the radicalization problem and argues that vulnerability to political violence is first and foremost a social problem. The article[…]
Journal abstract Despite widespread agreement that effective strategic communications are a necessary part of complex peace operations, many missions struggle to generate relevant capabilities and implement effective campaigns. This article[…]
Journal abstract Programmes of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) are increasingly implemented in contexts of violent extremist conflict. In such settings, DDR practitioners may need to distinguish between ex-combatants who[…]
Journal abstract Police engagement of Muslim communities to prevent terrorism is fraught with tension. This paper presents results from in-depth interviews with members of the Australian Federal Police Community Liaison[…]
Journal abstract In both academic literature and policy discourse, ex-combatants are at times depicted as a threat to peace rather than agents of positive change. However, many of my ex-combatant[…]
Journal abstract The use of specialised prison units (SPUs) as a means of countering violent extremism and radicalisation is growing in popularity in many jurisdictions. Yet, little is known about[…]
Journal abstract Kenyan business was important in mitigating episodes of election violence in 2007–2008 and 2013. This article finds that this role was motivated by the ethical and moral commitments[…]
Disengagement from Political Violence and Deradicalization: A Narrative-Dialogical Perspective20 April, 2018
Subjectivity in detection of radicalisation and violent extremism: a youth worker’s perspective19 April, 2018Peacebuilding Beyond Terrorism? Revisiting the Narratives of the Basque Conflict18 April, 2018
Radicalization to Violence: A Pathway Approach to Studying Extremism17 April, 2018