Prevent Strategy and Right-Wing Extremism - A Case Study of the English Defence League

In 2011 the U.K. Government reviewed its counter terrorism Prevent Strategy to include "all forms of extremism" with an emphasis on right wing extremism. This book draws on numerous interviews and several case studies to provide the most detailed assessment yet of this shift in emphasis.

List of contents

1. The Right Response? 2. Putting the Prevent in preventing right-wing extremism, 3. Luton: "Where it all began" 4. Newcastle: Rolling out the welcome mat, 5. Waltham Forest: Into "The Lion's Den" 6. The policy muddle, 7. Back to basics

About the author

Dr Craig J.J. McCann is an independent counter terrorismconsultant and researcher. He was previously Head of Strategy and Policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Prevent.

Summary

In 2011 the U.K. Government reviewed its counter terrorism Prevent Strategy to include "all forms of extremism" with an emphasis on right wing extremism. This book draws on numerous interviews and several case studies to provide the most detailed assessment yet of this shift in emphasis.

Product details

• Authors: Craig J. J. McCann, Craig J.J. McCann
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367730420
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73042-0
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; England, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Demonstrations & protest movements, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies