Countering Extremism: Building Social Resilience Through Community - Engagemen

Klappentext 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 and work of the media and non-government organizations to have conducted effective community engagement efforts. With contributions from authors of diverse backgrounds, including media, the social services, security, and academia, this book will be of interest to both the general public and to researchers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Countering Extremism and Building Social Resilience; Community Engagement: Singapore Experience; Countering Extremism and Building Social Resilience through Community Engagement: South Asian Models; Community Engagement Model in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: The As-Sakinah Campaign for Dialogue; Counter-Terrorism: Police and Community Engagement in Britain; Community Focused or Community Targeted?; 'Amrokraten! Bemokraten and Cemokraten': A Case Study of Denazification and Leadership in World War II! 1944 - 1949; A Fear Management Approach to Counter-Terrorism; Community Engagement and Countering Violent Extremism in the UK; Engagement at a Crossroads; The Internet and New Media: Tools for Countering Extremism and Building Community Resilience; Building Community Resilience; Countering Extremism and Building Community Resilience through Community Engagement: The UK Experience.

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• Authors: Rohan Gunaratna, Rohan (Ntu Gunaratna, Rohan Jerard Gunaratna, Gunaratna Rohan, Jolene Jerard, Jolene Anne R (Ntu Jerard, Jolene Anne R. Jerard, Salim Mohamed Nasir, Salim (Ntu Mohamed Nasir, Salim Mohamed Nasir, Gunaratna Rohan, Jolene Jerard & Salim M Rohan Gunaratna
• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.05.2013
• EAN: 9781908977526
• ISBN: 978-1-908977-52-6
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Imperial College Press Insurge; Insurgency and Terrorism Series; Insurgency and Terrorism Series; Insurgency and Terrorism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education