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Enhance approaches to address the evolving nature of Violent Extremist Attacks and threats
According to the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS) observatory report, the majority of attacks in 2023 occurred in the …
Trends of Violent Extremist Attacks and Arrests in Kenya, January - December 2021
This report draws from the Terror Attacks and Arrests Observatory of the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS Terrorism Observatory). …
The psychologisation of counterextremism: unpacking PREVENT
: The burgeoning ‘pre-crime’ industry reveals a deep overlap between national security and mental health. The UK’s counter-radicalisation policy, PREVENT, is exemplary …
Transitional Justice in Crisis Situations : Addressing Violent Extremism beyond a Militar…
The consequent death toll, enforced displacement and billions in financial costs show that violent extremism currently constitutes one of the leading threats …
Managing role expectations and emotions in encounters with extremism: Norwegian social w…
To prevent radicalisation and violent extremism, many European countries have adopted a multiagency approach, consisting of both police, teachers and social workers. …
Dangerous or political? Kenyan youth negotiating political agency in the age of ‘new terr…
This article examines how the online Kenyan press constructs ‘radicalization’ and how youth challenge these constructions. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) through …
Fragmentation and Grievances as Fuel for Violent Extremism: The Case of Abu Musa’ab Al-Za…
Violent extremism naturally benefits from any state of fragmentation. This article focuses on Iraq in a period of a staggering rise in …
An explosive cocktail Counter-terrorism, militarisation and authoritarianism in the Phili…
Violent groups committing terror attacks have existed in the Philippines since the early 1990s, often posing security threats to the state and …
Preventing Violent Extremism and Social Work: Recent US History and Prospects
Anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, and anti-Muslim violent extremism is on the rise in Western nations while jihadist terrorism continues throughout the Middle East and …
Countering or contributing to radicalisation and violent extremism in Kenya? A critical c…
In this article, I argue that the “theological and social-psychological radicalisation model”, which has been primarily used in a Western context, has …
Building a global human rights education research community
In this edition of HRER, we highlight new efforts to develop a sustainable community of global human rights education research. Human rights …
De-Radicalisation and Humanitarianism in Indonesia
Since 9/11, de-radicalisation programs have become central to every country that deems itself at risk from terrorist attacks from global terror groups …