Community, Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding
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Kwale seeks ways to contain violent extremism
Kwale County is adopting a community-led approach to Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE), with stakeholders placing greater emphasis on empowering young …
How war impacts women and girls: A simple explainer on gender and conflict
War is becoming more dangerous for women and girls. Around the world, conflicts are becoming longer, more brutal, and increasingly fought in …
Newly-elected pillar leads take charge as Lamu revamps counter-terror plan
This article reports on a multi-stakeholder workshop in Lamu County, Kenya, convened by the National Counter Terrorism Centre to revise the county's …
Mapping the margins: A decolonial exploration of Kenyan women's encounters with violent e…
This article explores violent extremism (VE) through an embodied, bottom-up lens, using body-mapping with Muslim women in Kenya. Drawing on two selected …
Women, peace and security: Advancing equality and building peace
Twenty-five years ago, the UN Security Council's landmark Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) recognized women's crucial role in peace …
Multi-Agency Working in Practice: The Dutch Care and Safety Houses
The Care and Safety Houses represent a cornerstone of the Netherlands' approach to multiagency working (MAW) across the security, care, and social …
RELIGIOUS LEADERS & VIOLENT EXTREMISM POLICY BRIEF NO. 1: Harnessing religious leadership…
This policy brief, published by Utrecht University in collaboration with JISRA and supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, examines the …
Community Based Civic Programmes and Prevention of Violent Extremism in Mombasa County
Violent extremism is a major security issue in many countries across the globe. Its motivators have evolved from nationalistic narratives to religious …
Building Resilience through Youth and Civil Society Engagement to Prevent Violent Extremi…
UNODC presentation on resilience-building in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. Highlights the STRIVE Juvenile initiative which trained Youth Peace Champions (ages …
Resilience, Peacebuilding, and Preventing Violent Extremism: A complex systems perspectiv…
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the complex drivers of violent extremism, challenging conventional security-led approaches by placing emphasis on social …
Mine clearance in aid of post conflict peacebuilding; the role of Humanitarian Mine Clear…
While Somaliland’s post-conflict recovery and state-building process has been extensively analyzed, the crucial role of landmine clearance remains largely undocumented. This paper …
Epitomizing 'Trust' in Violent Extremism Research
Studying violent extremism as Islamist extremism and Islamist terrorism has influenced terrorism studies since 9/11 (Rabasa et al. 2004; Edwards and Gomis …