Spooked! How not to prevent violent extremism
Arun Kundnani, October 2009
Summary
‘Extremism’ is a vague concept that is easily exploited to demonize anyone whose opinions are radically different. The real issue is support for, or use of, illegitimate violence to achieve political ends. As a first step, there needs to be a recognition that this is a problem across all communities and takes many forms, including white racist violence.
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Extremism VE P/CVE
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