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The Politics of Preventing Violent Extremism is built around the novel contention that citizens are vulnerable to extremist ideologies which warp their perceptions, desires, and actions.
List of contents
- Introduction: Preventing Violent Extremism and the Competition for Allegiance
- 1: The Long(er) History of Preventing and Countering Extremism
- 2: The Long History of Vulnerability: Prevention, Crime, and Security
- 3: Britain and France: PVE and Civil Society in Western Europe
- 4: Experimental Interventions: Multi-Agency PVE in Britain and France
- 5: Preventing Outsiders: Inclusion, Integration, and Compulsory Belonging in Nordic PVE
- 6: Local Democracy, Welfare, and Terrorism Prevention: PVE and the Nordic Welfare State
- 7: Performing Western Belonging through PVE: Lithuania, Czechia, and Croatia
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
About the author
Charlotte Heath-Kelly is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. She has received awards from the European Research Council and Wellcome Trust to explore how counterterrorism is entering the space of health and social care and has published her work in journals including
Security Dialogue, International Political Sociology, Parliamentary Affairs, Theoretical Criminology and
European Journal of International Security.
Sadi Shanaah is a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. He has worked as a Research Fellow on the ERC funded projects 'NeoliberalTerror' and 'PeaceReturn' in the PAIS department of the University of Warwick. His interests lie in the study of political violence and the socio-political effects of existential risk perception. He has published in journals such as
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Social Problems, Terrorism and Political Violence, and
Critical Studies on Terrorism.
Summary
The Politics of Preventing Violent Extremism is built around the novel contention that citizens are vulnerable to extremist ideologies which warp their perceptions, desires, and actions.
