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Countering Violent Extremism Online and Offline

Susan Szmania and Phelix Fincher, January 2017

Summary

CVE has risen to prominence as a policy goal, not only for national governing bodies but also for international institutions like the United Nations (UN). In 2015, the UN issued its Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, which recognizes that “counter-terrorism measures have not been sufficient to prevent the spread of violent extremism”. Instead, CVE aims to “prevent the pull of terrorist recruitment and influence by building resilience among populations vulnerable to radicalization” (Holmer, 2013: 2).

Keywords

CVE Innovation and Technology Security Policy

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Theme
Policy
Type
Publication
Format
Adobe PDF
Published
30 January 2017
Author
Susan Szmania and Phelix Fincher
Access
Open access

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