Countering Violent Extremism: A Realist Review for Assessing What Works, for Whom, in What Circumstances, and How?

Summary

Europe is confronted with an increase of violent extremism and the expectation is that the security threat will rise even further in the years to come. Member States are particularly concerned about jihadist terrorism and the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters, in which Europeans travel to and from the conflict zone in Syria and Iraq. But jihadist terrorism is not the only issue; right-wing and left-wing extremist violence and that of lone attackers also pose a threat.

Keywords

countering violent extremism (CVE) counter- radicalisation policy

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