This qualitative study analyzes the involvement of female perpetrators of extreme violence acts and suicide bombings against the modern state as a symbol of their religious enemies. The topic is crucial as it shows the meaningful reasons for female militancy, where women are seen to exceed their gender norms. It…
The UN Millennium Development Goals call for not only greater financial commitment in international assistance programs but also innovative strategies to tackle the serious economic, health, education, and other basic human rights problems in the developing world. This paper is organized as follows: Chapter 2 is an overview of key…
This paper investigates the extent to which the experience of parental unemployment during childhood affects young people’s far right-wing attitudes and xenophobia. Estimates from three different German data sets show a positive relationship between growing up with unemployed parents and right-wing extremism, with xenophobia in particular. This paper uses differences…
The purpose of this document is to present the Norwegian Government’s counter-terrorism efforts, which are based on a strategic, comprehensive and broad national approach, on international cooperation with the United Nations in the lead, and on the fundamental values wished to be defended.
In 2000, the Urban Institute (UI) launched an ongoing investment in prisoner reentry research to better understand the pathways of successful reintegration, the social and fiscal costs of current policies, and the impacts of incarceration and reentry on individuals, families, and communities. Over the past six years, this research portfolio…
Marc Prensky presents the case – profoundly counter-cultural but true nevertheless – that video and computer game playing, done appropriately, is actually very beneficial to today’s “Digital Native” kids, who use them to prepare for life in the 21st century. Prensky believes that kids are so attracted to these games…
On 8 September, 2006, the General Assembly unanimously adopted the United Nations Global Counter-terrorism Strategy. The Strategy, which united all 192 Member States for the first time behind a common vision, reflected the international community’s resolve to combat the scourge of terrorism. Even prior to the Strategy, the Secretary General,…
The discourse on the strategies being employed to prevent right-wing extremism and xenophobia is largely dominated by a national perspective. If authors choose a comparative perspective, they usually focus on legal and legislative means in dealing with right-wing extremist parties (von Donsellar, 2003). Other, unorganized manifestations, such as right extremist…
This guidance has been produced by the Government and is aimed at the Vice-Chancellors and Principals of Higher Education (HE) providers. It comes in response to requests from some educational providers for practical advice on how to respond to a number of challenging and sensitive issues. The guidance gives practical…
After years of quiet, the Syrian Kurds are now vocal. The gains made by the Kurds in Iraq have given the Kurds in Syria great encouragement and confidence. The official ideology of the Syrian Arab Republic is not inclusive of Kurds. The Syrian Kurds suffer from discrimination and repression. Around…
In recent years, policy makers have expressed growing concern about Pakistan’s religious schools, which are commonly known as madrasas.1 These concerns have been fueled considerably by reports and articles in the popular press contending that madrasa enrollment is high and increasing. The “rise” is generally attributed to either an increasing…
Young people frequently face making decisions about a wide range of issues on which there are many different views. Issues like sexuality, religion, bullying, and war can provoke strong, varied and often contradictory responses. This revised and updated version of Oxfam’s popular guide recognises the seismic shifts in social and…
