We want our universities and colleges to be integrated communities where all staff and students are safe and secure and where free and open debate can take place. A valued aspect of the right to freedom of expression in the UK is that individuals have the right to criticise, disagree…
This article critically assesses the process of voluntary collective disengagement, using the case of the Palestinian Fatah organization as an example. Breaking up the disengagement process into four categories (declarative, behavioural, organisational and deradicalization), the article argues that Fatah represents a case of mixed disengagement, it was selective, conditional and…
It is important that local authorities monitor and evaluate their PREVENT projects and wider programmes of work. Effective evaluation of your activities will not only help you build and use evidence in reporting against National Indicator 35 (Building Resilience to Violent Extremism)1, but will also help you to understand what…
This report examines the evidence that the militia movement, and the larger anti-government ‘Patriot’ movement, are showing signs of revival. In the report it is highlighted that nativist vigilantes are increasingly adopting the ideas of the ‘Patriot’ movement, as well an in-depth account of seventy-five different plots, conspiracies and racist…
This monograph is part of a broader study of U.S. security roles in sub-Saharan Africa that is meant to inform ongoing e?orts to restructure the U.S. military command arrangements in Africa and to posture air and space capabilities, as well as other U.S. government assets, to more e?ectively protect and…
Muslim communities in the UK have come under intense since 7 July 2005 (7/7), and the emergence of a home-grown threat raised concerns not just about the threat of future attacks, but it also played on deeper anxieties about Britain’s growing diversity and apparent loss of a cohesive identity. Many…
Este artículo analiza los factores sociopolíticos que favorecen la radicalización yihadista. Para ello se utilizan tres niveles de estudio: macro, meso y micro. El artículo presta una atención especial al nivel meso o intermedio. La radicalización yihadista es un proceso de aprendizaje social y es principalmente a través del nivel…
This study addresses the present gap through an empirical examination of behavioral manifestations of the radicalization process in 117 homegrown “jihadist” terrorists from the United States and United Kingdom. Individuals were included in the study if, in addition to being “homegrown,” they participated in, or provided illegal support for, jihadist…
Hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on al-Shabaab recruitment in the United States.
Political extremists and terrorists are using the internet as an instrument for radicalisation and recruitment. This report – resulting from the first systematic effort to bring together industry, experts and government on the issue of online radicalisation – examines what can be done by governments, industry and civil society to…
Although the internet has become an important tool for tactical operations such as bombings, psychological warfare and fundraising, the focus in this paper is on its use as a tool to radicalise potential supporters. This study found that the internet has contributed to radicalisation, will probably grow in regional significance,…
Can the media reduce intergroup prejudice and conflict? Despite the high stakes of this question, understanding of the mass media’s role in shaping prejudiced beliefs, norms, and behavior is limited. A yearlong field experiment in Rwanda tested the impact of a radio soap opera featuring messages about reducing intergroup prejudice,…
