This article provides the argument that political and security interventions (such as CVE interventions) risk shifting the aims of religous education to the aims and purposes of political and security interest. In other words, the author provides an argument as to why interventions in religious education for the purposes of…

This article reports on an intervention designed to prevent violent extremism in young UK Muslims, and provides an empirical assessment of its effectiveness. The course was designed to expose participants to the multiplicity of value priorities that influential Muslims embody, and to structure group activities that allow participants to explore…

Theis study investigates the perspectives of British Muslims on drivers of radicalization in the UK. With regards to socio-economic inequalities, young British Muslims thought that lack of education and poverty as well as poor parenting were some of the factors that led to radicalization and recruitment. As a result, the…

This article identifies themes and issues that seem to cause doubt, leading to exit. It then provides an overview of the literature on disengagement, which has increased in recent times, identifying research findings into voluntary exit from violent extremism: losing faith in the militant ideology, group and leadership failure, and…

In this collection, senior experts explore all aspects of extreme right wing political violence, from the nature of the threat, processes of engagement, and ideology to the lessons that can be drawn from exiting such engagement. Further, right wing activism and political violence are compared with Jihadi violence and engagement….

President Obama and his critics agree that North Africa has become a hot spot for terrorism. In a region awash with weapons, human and drug trafficking and political unrest, al-Qaeda’s local affiliates, especially al-Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), are flourishing. Throw into the mix the violent separatist Polisario Front,…

This article assesses the effectiveness of de-radicalization efforts in Israel’s prison system. Israel’s prison population contains a representation of “security prisoners”, which can range from anywhere up to 40%. The Israeli prison de-radicalization process is not so much a program as it is a suite of measures which aim to…

One of the chief contributions of this article (and there are many) is the way in which Porter, Isser and Berg situate current thinking and practice to peoples’ grievances in fragile and conflict affected states (FCS) within a broader analytical framework. The authors describe how the current paradigm on justice,…

A descriptive, exploratory study on risk reduction in the field of CVE.

This brief proposes the concept of “alter-messaging,” centered on credible and compatible messengers, specifically former terrorists and survivors of terrorist attacks, who can deliver alternative content to the ideology of terrorism. Ensuring the messengers’ credibility remains intact is essential, and maintaining a strict level of independence from government influence or…

This report and analysis by the Centre for Fascist, Anti-Fascist and Post-Fascist Studies at Teesside University is warmly welcome. It is an independent academic review of the work and data that has come out from the Tell MAMA project which is organised by Faith Matters. For over a decade, work…

This report discusses how the narratives of defectors from terrorist groups can be used to counter violent extremism in Southeast Asia.