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Countering Violent Extremism through Public Participation : The Case of Kenya
The study analyses the efficacy of public participation initiatives in countering violence extremism in Kenya.
An Appraisal of the Responsiveness of Countering Violent Extremism Measures
The evolving countering violent extremism (CVE) security sub sector is yet to acquire universal conceptual definition and operational standards. Using qualitative exploratory …
Smart Power for Hard Problems: The Role of Special Operation Forces Strengthening the Rul…
This article will assess the roles and responsibilities of Special Operations Forces (SOF) within the newly created U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) as …
Kenya, the United States, and Counterterrorism
This essay outlines the effects of U.S. policies toward Kenya in the context of the war on terrorism. It addresses how Kenya, …
Prisons and the Education of Terrorists
Prison reformers have long been aware that the cellblock is a school for criminals, the shadow campus where the petty offender graduates …
Between Maitatsine and Boko Haram: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Response of the Nigeria…
Nigerians are a highly religious people, or so it seems. Religious sentiments and explanations, beyond being seen as the lifeblood of the …
‘Prevent’ responses to jihadi extremism
Changes in the nature of jihadi terrorism, its likely proponents, and its potential temporal and geographical extent have tipped counter-terrorism more towards …
The criminal law and its less restrained alternatives
Many societies instinctively and quickly reach for the criminal law as a response to terrorism. Th e first part of this chapter …
Narrating religious insecurity: Islamic–Western conceptions of mutual threat
One does not need to travel very far these days before encountering complaints that Islam poses ‘a fundamental threat to the survival …
The United Nations Security Council, terrorism and the rule of law
The United Nations Security Council is in a unique position amongst interstate bodies. It is entrusted by an institution with almost universal …
The impossibility of global anti-terrorism law?
h e unfolding of legal developments around the world post-9/11 is a familiar story. In the days following the attacks, the US …
Rocks, hard places and human rights: anti-terrorism law and policy in Arab states
This chapter provides an overview of legislative developments in Arab states following the passage of Security Council Resolution 1373, focusing on definitions …