Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism - Failing to Prevent

Zusatztext The book provides an informative and readable account of the development and implementation of the Prevent strategy! that serves a readership interested in state approaches to 'soft-security' well by providing a clear overview of the history of Prevent and engaging extensively with very recent changes under the present Coalition government. ... The book will be a very useful addition to the fields of state-Muslim relations! the governance of ethnic and religious diversity! counter-terrorism and politics of race! ethnicity and religion. Informationen zum Autor Paul Thomas is a Senior Lecturer in Youth and Community Work at the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield. Previously, Paul was Youth Campaigns Officer at the Commission for Racial Equality in the north of England, and worked for a national voluntary sector youth work organisation. His 2011 book Youth, Multiculturalism and Community Cohesion drew on research from Oldham, Greater Manchester to analyse government policy approaches to ethnic cohesion and integration. Zusammenfassung Home-grown terrorism was responsible for the 7/7 London bombings and a number of subsequent plots. Using empirical evidence, this book highlights the misguided and ineffective efforts of the UK government to 'prevent violent extremism', particularly amongst young Muslims, and proposes alternative policy approaches to combat terrorism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgements Preface Glossary Introduction: A new threat of violent extremism? The Policy response of Prevent The purpose of this Book The Structure of the Book Issues of Terminology 1. The Threat of Violent Extremism Introduction: 'Terrorism'? 7/7: Home-grown suicide bombers Radical Islam: the 'single narrative' A reaction to British Foreign Policy? A Foreign Hand? Ethnic Segregation, Poverty and Marginalisation? Radicalisation: Mosques, 'preachers of hate' and recruiters? Group Dynamics Conclusion: No easy answers 2. Community Cohesion: A changed policy context Introduction: The changed policy context of Community Cohesion The 2001 Riots and their aftermath The emergence of Community Cohesion Community Cohesion in practice Refusing Brutishness? Problematic Muslim Identity? A Minority of lslamist extremists 3.Preventing Violent Extremism Introduction: States responding to terror A lethargic response? Pre 7/7 developments 'Preventing Extremism Together' 'Preventing Violent Extremism' Preventing Violent Extremism in practice Prevent under Pressure Coalition Government: A new approach? The Revised Prevent Strategy Conclusion: Prevent - flawed and friendless? 4. British Muslims: A Suspect Community? Introduction: Muslims under the spotlight A monocultural contradiction to Community Cohesion? Clumsy 'Social Engineering' Learning from the experience of anti-racist education Disinterest in far-right extremism Conclusion: Some Communities are suspect? 5. Confusion on the Ground: Prevent in operation Introduction: Orders from above Local Authorities and Prevent Local Variations Not all bad news? Professionals in the spotlight? Summing up: Local Authorities in a bind? Extremists on Campus? Prisons and Young Offenders Conclusion: Local Complexity 6. Spooks? Introduction: Education or Surveillance? CONTEST and the growth of the security state RICU: Massaging the message? 'Spooked': Allegations and responses Channel: A way forward? Conclusion: Perception is everything? ...

List of contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Glossary
Introduction: A new threat of violent extremism?
The Policy response of Prevent
The purpose of this Book
The Structure of the Book
Issues of Terminology
1. The Threat of Violent Extremism
Introduction: 'Terrorism'?
7/7: Home-grown suicide bombers
Radical Islam: the 'single narrative'
A reaction to British Foreign Policy?
A Foreign Hand?
Ethnic Segregation, Poverty and Marginalisation?
Radicalisation: Mosques, 'preachers of hate' and recruiters?
Group Dynamics
Conclusion: No easy answers
2. Community Cohesion: A changed policy context
Introduction: The changed policy context of Community Cohesion
The 2001 Riots and their aftermath
The emergence of Community Cohesion
Community Cohesion in practice
Refusing Brutishness?
Problematic Muslim Identity?
A Minority of lslamist extremists
3.Preventing Violent Extremism
Introduction: States responding to terror
A lethargic response? Pre 7/7 developments
'Preventing Extremism Together'
'Preventing Violent Extremism'
Preventing Violent Extremism in practice
Prevent under Pressure
Coalition Government: A new approach?
The Revised Prevent Strategy
Conclusion: Prevent - flawed and friendless?
4. British Muslims: A Suspect Community?
Introduction: Muslims under the spotlight
A monocultural contradiction to Community Cohesion?
Clumsy 'Social Engineering'
Learning from the experience of anti-racist education
Disinterest in far-right extremism
Conclusion: Some Communities are suspect?
5. Confusion on the Ground: Prevent in operation
Introduction: Orders from above
Local Authorities and Prevent
Local Variations
Not all bad news?
Professionals in the spotlight?
Summing up: Local Authorities in a bind?
Extremists on Campus?
Prisons and Young Offenders
Conclusion: Local Complexity
6. Spooks?
Introduction: Education or Surveillance?
CONTEST and the growth of the security state
RICU: Massaging the message?
'Spooked': Allegations and responses
Channel: A way forward?
Conclusion: Perception is everything?

About the author

Paul Thomas is Reader in Youth and Education at the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Fr D. Ric Thomas, Frederic Thomas, Paul Thomas
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.09.2012
• EAN: 9781849665254
• ISBN: 978-1-84966-525-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Violence in society, Central / national / federal government policies, Violence and abuse in society, Central government policies