This edited collection brings together many of the world’s leading experts, both academic and practitioner, in a single volume handbook that examines key international issues in the field of hate crime. Collectively it examines a range of pertinent areas with the ultimate aim of providing a detailed picture of the…
The issue of racism is a relatively new topic for both Polish policy and public discourse. During the communist era, the idea of Poland as a uni-national state was pervasive. After the collapse of communism in 1989, the prime minister of the first democratic government declared that Poland would be…
Lessons Learned from Women in Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Applied Successfully in Bangladesh and Morocco
[War on the Rocks] has partnered with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) to publish a series of infographics based on data from their Global Terrorism Database and related START projects.
This report examines the government prevention program to date while also looking at examples of non-government and community-based initiatives to counter violent extremism. When well-planned and implemented, the latter can be very e?ective, but in some cases, they turn into exercises in vigilantism that are as ugly when mobilised against…
All roads lead to Damascus and then back out again but in different directions. The financial and military aid flowing into Syria from patrons and neighbors such as Iran, Russia, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other Arab Gulf states is intended to determine the outcome of the conflict between a…
SOS Racism aims to combat racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination through methods of grass-roots activism. The initiative provides integrated support to those affected by racism and exclusion through documenting relevant legislation informing victims of their rights, while providing avenues through which those directly and indirectly affected by racist abuse are able…
Formed in January 2012 by local non-profit leaders from South Los Angeles, the impetus behind the organisation are the 4,400 plus homeless youths and young adults in the South L.A. area, the majority of which have been witness to the foster care system. This has been due to a range…
Founded in 2005 in response to the rise of gun related violence and lack of positive opportunities available to New York and New Jersey youths. Stop Shootin’ Music, Inc. (SSM) aims to reduce gun related violence and promote programmes and events that provide young people with educational, cultural, and economic…
Conceptualised fifteen years ago by Father Andre Poilievre during his time in incarceration for gang-related activity, STR8 UP is a Saskatchewan based group that works to prevent individuals from entering the gang lifestyle, but specialised in rehabilitating gang members and primarily those of Aboriginal origin. Former gang member, Rodney Nataucaepo…
Supported by the European Commission DG Home Affairs, Terrorism and Radicalisation (TerRA) is a European project comprising of a European network-based prevention and learning programme. The activities of the project are based upon an initial research phase which builds upon gathered knowledge of radicalisation. Through this research, existing prevention and…
The foundation of the Streets Don’t Love You Back project, which its founder Robert D. Boyd describes as a ‘movement’, lays in its book namesake. The movement, which began in the city of Detroit, now strives to educate youth globally about the dangers of gangs, drugs, violence and abuse and…
