There are currently few evaluations of interventions designed to counter violent extremism. Various initiatives aim to introduce evaluation to this policy area where robust and rigorous evaluations have not yet become the norm.This report aims to illustrate how exploration of evaluations from established academic fields can be used to inform…
This handbook was developed with a view to providing coherent and consistent guidance to national authorities on the treatment of children recruited and exploited by terrorist and violent extremist groups, with emphasis on the role of the justice system.
This article considers the challenges associated with completing risk assessments in countering violent extremism. In particular, it is concerned with risk assessment of those who come to the attention of government and nongovernment organizations as being potentially on a trajectory toward terrorism and where there is an obligation to consider…
When someone becomes radicalised and behaves in an ‘extreme’ way, this does not only affect the person, but also their family, friends, wider social circle and society. Families, youngsters and children are confronted with recruitment by terrorist/Violent Extremist groups. Today’s reality is one in which radicalisation is not uncommon as…
The 2016 International Countering Violent Extremism Research Conference was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 6-8 December. Co-hosted by Hedayah and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and sponsored and organised by Coventry University, Edith Cowan University, Swansea Univer- sity, the Royal United Services Institute, UN Women, and the Wahid Foun-…
This document is meant to give you an overview on the main activities and outcomes of the project “Peaceful Dialogue in Kyrgyzstan – Countering religious extremism”, which had been implemented between March and December 2016 in five regions of the country. The project was designed to increase the awareness of…
BIRMINGHAM, England — I gripped the phone, trying to make out the words on the crackling line. There was a moment of silence before the voice at the other end spoke: “I’m sorry, but your son is dead.” It was the call I had feared for months. How was I…
Continued terrorist attacks and the involvement of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq have prompted a surge of interest among policymakers, law enforcement, journalists, and academics on both sides of the Atlantic on the topic of terrorist radicalization. Many of the factors that push or pull individuals toward radicalization are…
The comprehensive view of global extremist violence indicates that as long as we lack a sufficient understanding of why young people join radical groups, we lack the information of how to effectively prevent radicalization and curb extremist violence. It is evident that the development of preventative social and community-centered strategies…
The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) has carried out acts of political violence and ‘economic sabotage’ characterized by a pattern of behaviour reflecting tactical and targeting selections, communications strategies, and geographic location. The movement’s attacks typically focus on the destruction of property located in ‘soft targets’ associated with commercial and residential…
A consideration of terrorism as communication necessarily draws attention to the development of counter narratives as a strategy for interrupting the process by which individuals become radicalised towards violent extremism. As the Internet has become a critical medium for psychological warfare by terrorists, some attempts have been made to challenge…
The project is an initiative instigated by the Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS) and reflects the CPGS core values of promoting global peace, security and harmony in the Pakistan and Gulf region through substantive academic and diplomatic contributions. Aims to innovate means to resolve radical extremism in Pakistan…
