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Countering Violent Extremism: A Realist Review for Assessing What Works, for Whom, in Wha…
Europe is confronted with an increase of violent extremism and the expectation is that the security threat will rise even further in …
Countering Violent Extremism: A Realist Review for Assessing What Works, for whom, in Wha…
Scientific knowledge on what works in countering violent extremism remains limited. This article argues that we should move away from the “what …
Preventing violent extremism through education A guide for policy-makers
Violent extremism has become a serious threat facing societies across the world. It affects the security, well-being and dignity of many individuals …
Development and Pilot Test of the Rand Program Evaluation Toolkit for Countering Violent …
Evaluations of programs and activities can provide valuable information to guide program development, implementation, and modification. Such evaluations are critical for programs …
Countering violent extremism
The term ‘violent extremism’ has many definitions. Those seeking to protect citizens and political systems use it to categorizes crimes; others argue …
Introduction: gender, development and fundamentalisms
This issue of Gender & Development focuses on the impact of religious fundamentalisms on women’s rights and gender justice. While the term …
Engaging women in countering violent extremism: avoiding instrumentalisation and furtheri…
This article examines the limitations of prevention and countering violent extremism programmes and policies in engaging with women, their roles, and gender-sensitivity. …
Countering Violent Extremism Topic Guide
There is no consensus on what violent extremism is and how best to prevent or counter it. The term ‘violent extremism’ has …
How Does Work Feature in Literature on Youth Participation in Violence?
This paper explores the evidence available on the role of work in youth participation in violence, through a study of recent research …
Countering Insurgencies, Terrorism and Violent Extremism in South Asia
South Asia continues to remains a hotbed of various forms of extremism. Indiscriminate violent terrorism with a strong religious overtone claims the …
‘Killing a mosquito with a hammer’: Al-Shabaab violence and state security responses in K…
The growing prominence of networked, transnational forms of violence and militancy, particularly across the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, has raised …
Inside Kenya’s War on Terror: Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Garissa
The name of Garissa county in Kenya was heard all over the world after al-Shabaab shot dead 148 people – 142 of …