This book brings together research that covers perspectives and case studies on terrorism, radicalisation and countering violent extremism (CVE). Written by experts involved in these issues at the grassroots, the book bridges the academic-practitioner gap in the field. The proliferation of academic studies and conferences devoted to these subjects has…

Governments have been increasingly focused on the rise of foreign fighters departing to fight in Syria and, to a lesser extent, other regional countries, since the beginning of the ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings of 2011. The level of foreign fighters travelling to Syria to date has been unprecedented in comparison to…

Este capítulo se ocupa de las políticas a desarrollar desde Europa con vistas a prevenir y contener las dinámicas de radicalización violenta promovidas por el Dáesh, entre otros actores yihadistas. El trabajo comienza recordando brevemente las directrices generales de política antiterrorista europea. A continuación, se procura responder sucesivamente a tres…

Trabajo fin de grado en criminologia sobre la radicalizacion yihadista en centros penitenciarios.

The years 1975 and 1977 witnessed a wave of de facto military regimes in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. In Pakistan, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq operationalized the country’s preexisting Islamic identity from emblematic to substantive at both domestic and international levels. General Ziaur Rahman and General Ershad of Bangladesh revived the country’s…

As there is a clear decline in the civil society’s trust in media in South East Europe and Turkey, UNESCO is seeking to reverse that trend through the project entitled “Building Trust in Media in South East Europe and Turkey”. Together with partners and with financial support from the European…

This document offers guidance for national governments interested in developing or refining their national P/CVE communications strategy as part of a wider P/CVE National Action Plan.

This edited volume contains a selection of essays and contributions derived from the presentations made at the International Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Research Conference 2017. The purpose of this edited volume is to further enhance the field of CVE research through a series of short research papers.

Concerned by the spread of radical Islamism, Bosnia adopted a five-year strategy to counter the threat in 2015. But the funds have not been allocated to implement it, according to a BIRN BiH investigation.

This project combines collaborative research and dialogue initiatives on the Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia. Together with four local research partners, we explore why some communities are particularly affected by individuals inspired by and/or joining the Islamic State (IS) or other similar…

This research paper analyzes the politicial and radical extremist landscape in Hungary, focusing on the growing trend of radical and far-right narratives in politicial discourse and the increasing populist narrative that Hungary’s popilitical parties are leaning towards. In Hungary, the government’s shift towards the far-right accelerated in 2017, as did…

Europe faces a significant threat from terrorism, particularly from Islamic extremists and far-right groups. Europe’s challenges with terrorism have largely gone unnoticed in the United States, whose strategy documents like the U.S. Department of Defense’s National Defense Strategy have shifted away from counterterrorism and toward competition with state competitors like…