Countering extremism : building social resilience through community engagement / [edited by] Rohan Gunaratna, Jolene Jerard, Salim Mohamed Nasir, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunaratna, Rohan, 1961-

Contributor:

Gunaratna, Rohan, 1961- editor.

Jerard, Jolene, editor.

Nasir, Salim Mohamed, editor.

Series:

Imperial College Press insurgency and terrorism series ; v. 1.

Imperial College Press Insurgency and Terrorism Series ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Community development.

Political violence--Prevention.

Political violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 209 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press, 2013.

London : Imperial College Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique work is the first to address the subject of community engagement strategies in countering extremism, and explores the development and research of these strategies. In so doing it demystifies the process of community engagement, while simultaneously extolling the virtues of the ground breaking strategies to have been effectively employed in Asia, the Middle East, and the West.The book then proceeds to examine the efforts of community engagement made by several countries against their unique operational and geopolitical environments. Finally, detailed reference is made to the role an

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Contributors; Chapter 1 Countering Extremism and Building Social Resilience Rohan Gunaratna; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE CONTEXT; 3. BACKGROUND; 4. DEVELOPMENT OF THREAT; 5. THE EVOLUTION OF ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS; 6. COUNTERING EXTREMISM: ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT; 7. SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN CONTEXT; 8. INTERFACING WITH THE COMMUNITY; 9. SUSTAINING AND GROWING COMMUNITY SUPPORT; 10. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 Community Engagement: Singapore Experience Low Ai Ling; 1. THE BACKGROUND; 2. WHY DO WE NEED THE CEP?; 3. WHAT IS THE CEP?

4. THE STRATEGY AND APPROACH4.1. Expanding the Stakeholder Groups; 4.2. National-Level Structure; 4.3. Ground-Up Approach; 4.4. Align to Existing Platforms; 5. COMMUNITY LEVEL STRUCTURES; 5.1. IRCCs; 5.2. Schools; 5.3. Workplaces; 6. MORE THAN AN "AWARENESS" PROGRAMME; 6.1. Training a Cadre - The Core Group of CEP Activists; 7. CHALLENGES; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 Countering Extremism and Building Social Resilience through Community Engagement: South Asian Models Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri; 1. NATURE OF THE PROBLEM; 2. IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

3. BRIEF ACCOUNT OF VARIOUS MODELS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT3.1. Australian Model; 3.2. American Model; 3.3 Sri Lankan Model; 3.4. Miscellaneous Models; 3.5 The Making of a Terrorist; 4. THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL; 4.1. Reasons for Radicalization; 4.2. Engagement Model; 4.3. MQI's Struggle Against Terrorism and Extremism; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 Community Engagement Models in the Middle East: The As-Sakinah Campaign for Dialogue Sheikh Abdul Mun'im al-Mushawwah; 1. ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CYBER TERRORISM; 2. USE OF THE INTERNET BY TERRORIST INSURGENT GROUPS

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF EXTREMIST DISCOURSE4. HOW AS-SAKINAH CAMPAIGN WORKS; 5. THE AS-SAKINAH WEBSITE; 6. REVISIONS; 7. ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 Counter-Terrorism: Police and Community Engagement in Britain; Community-Focused or Community-Targeted? Basia Spalek; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE RESEARCH STUDY; 3. 'COMMUNITY', 'ENGAGEMENT' AND 'PARTNERSHIP': SOME DEFINITIONS; 4. RESEARCH DATA; 5. A MODEL CONCEPTUALIZING POLICE- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COUNTERTERRORISM; REFERENCES

Chapter 6 'Amrokraten, Bemokraten and Cemokraten': A Case Study of Denazification and Leadership in World War II, 1944-1949 Kristi Cooper1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SELF-MARGINALIZATION IN THE 'ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN'5: THE GENERALS; 3. DENAZIFICATION IN GERMANY, 1944-1949; 4. RE-EDUCATION IN BRITAIN: 'OPERATION OBERON'; 5. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 A Fear Management Approach to Counter-Terrorism Tinka M. Veldhuis & Edwin Bakker; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE 'WORKINGS' OF FEAR IN TERRORISM; 2.1 Fear and Terrorism; 2.2 Consequences of Fear; 2.3 "Invitation to Terror"; 3. PROMOTING RESILIENCE

3.1 Resilience as a Protective Factor

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781908977540

190897754X

OCLC:

843870943