Terrorism, Radicalisation & Countering Violent Extremism: Practical Considerations & Concerns

Description

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 meant that policymakers and practitioners in the same fields sometimes struggle to digest the sheer volume of academic output. The same critical questions keep coming up, but it is debatable the level to which there have been tangible improvements to our real state of knowledge: knowledge in especially in terms of what “best practices” exist in the field (and what can be translated, versus what approaches remain context and location specific). Written in an accessible manner for the general interested reader, practitioners, and policymakers in the field, this volume comprises edited versions of papers presented at CVE workshops run by the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2016 and 2017. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Terrorism, Radicalisation, and CVE: Practical Considerations and Concerns (Shashi Jayakumar)....Pages 3-15 Front Matter ....Pages 17-17 Mentoring and Deradicalisation (By a former mentor in Aarhus, Denmark)....Pages 19-28 Effective Community Engagement: Back to the Basics to Counter Violent Extremism and Other Youth Crimes (Clarke Jones)....Pages 29-41 Between Deradicalisation and Disengagement: The Re-engagement of the Radical Actor? (Bartolomeo Conti)....Pages 43-56 Front Matter ....Pages 57-57 Are There ‘Best Practices’ in Deradicalisation? Experiences from Frontline Intervention and Comparative Research (Daniel Koehler)....Pages 59-68 Belgium: Preventing Radicalisation on a Local Level and Working for an Inclusive Society (Maarten De Waele)....Pages 69-78 Front Matter ....Pages 79-79 A Dangerous Displacement Crisis: The Psychological Ecology of Extremism After the Fall of ISIS (Michael Niconchuk)....Pages 81-99 Russia and ISIS: A New Phase of the Old Conflict? (Ekaterina Sokirianskaia)....Pages 101-114 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 The Rise, Fall and Rise of ISIS Media, 2017–2018 (Mina al-Lami)....Pages 117-134 If You Can’t Sacrifice Your Life, Sacrifice Your Data: Online Activism of Indonesian ISIS Supporters (Nava Nuraniyah)....Pages 135-148