Routledge Handbook on Radicalisation and Countering Radicalisation / edited by Joel Busher, Leena Malkki, Sarah Marsden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Busher, Joel, editor.

Malkki, Leena, editor.

Marsden, Sarah Grayce, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Prevention.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (588 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor & Francis (Unlimited), 2023.

Summary:

"This handbook provides a theoretical and methodological exploration of the research on radicalisation and counter-radicalisation, one of the most influential concepts in Security Studies, International Relations, and Peace and Conflict Studies. Sitting at the heart of high profile research and policy agendas on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), radicalisation as a concept has transformed the way researchers, policymakers, and societies think about how to counter terrorism and political violence. Deliberations about radicalisation and countering radicalisation have become further embedded as efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism have been 'mainstreamed' into other areas of public policy and practice, such as education, gender relations, health, peacebuilding, aid and development. Theoretically and methodologically pluralistic, this handbook addresses radicalisation and countering radicalisation as they relate to a wide range of groups and milieus articulating diverse ideological positions, drawing together insight and experience from multiple geographic and institutional settings, integrating global perspectives and including scholarship focused on a range of policy fields. This book will be an essential reference point for anybody working on radicalisation or countering radicalisation, or on terrorism and political violence more broadly. The insight that it provides will be relevant both for academics and for members of relevant policy and practitioner communities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction

Part I The history of research on radicalisation

2 Before 'radicalisation': explaining individual involvement in terrorism before the popularisation of the radicalisation concept

3 'Radicalisation' and 'countering radicalisation': the emergence and expansion of a contentious concept

4 Analysing 'radicalisation' in historical cases

Part II Analytical approaches to radicalisation

5 The role of ideology in radicalisation

6 Identity and extremism: sorting out the causal pathways to radicalisation and violent self-sacrifice

7 Social movement theory and research on radicalisation

8 Criminological perspectives on extremist radicalisation and terrorist acts

9 Insights from the study of new religious movements into the process of radicalisation

10 The pen and the sword: cognition, emotion, communication, and violent radicalisation

11 Gender perspectives on radicalisation

12 Radicalisation and psychopathology

13 Belonging is just a click away: extremism, radicalisation, and the role of online communities

14 Radicalisation of 'lone actors'

15 Radicalisation of 'foreign fighters'

Part III Countering radicalisation: key debates

16 Countering violence or ideas? The politics of counter-radicalisation

17 Responding to radicalisation with different ideological roots: how similar is the 'problem'? How similar are the 'solutions'?

18 Who should be involved with counter-radicalisation policy and practice?

19 Working with communities to counter radicalisation

20 The role of research and researchers in counter-radicalisation policy and practice

21 How can we meaningfully evaluate the effects and effectiveness of programmes to prevent or counter radicalisation?

22 Re-colonising the field of evaluation of prevention of violent radicalisation: a critical, cross-regional perspective

Part IV Countering radicalisation: strategies and challenges

23 Rethinking CVE and public health prevention: towards health promotion

24 Multi-agency approaches to countering radicalisation

25 Naturalisation through mainstreaming: counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation in UN and EU discourse

26 Countering radicalisation while expanding the criminal law

27 Responding to radicalisation through education

28 Counter narratives and strategic communications, offline and online

29 Deradicalisation and disengagement: lessons from the Indonesian experience

30 Interventions with 'at risk' individuals

31 How can general violence risk assessment and management inform that of violent extremist risk?

32 Content moderation: social media and countering online radicalisation

33 Radicalisation, counter-radicalisation, and governance in fragile states

34 Local contours and global discourses in countering violent radicalisation and extremism: a perspective from the global south

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781000992694