
Bullets to Ballots
Collective De-Radicalisation of Armed Movements
Omar Ashour(Editor)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 22. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-4744-6712-4 (ISBN)
Description
De-radicalisation is a global phenomenon where armed organisations transform into political parties or non-violent social movements. Bullets to Ballots explores the different trajectories that this process can take - whether it occurs after a military victory, a military defeat, or a draw in an armed conflict between insurgent groups and incumbent authorities. A result of a unique collaboration between leading scholars, high-level governmental practitioners and non-state organisational leaders, this volume offers a rich comparative analysis of de-radicalisation processes from around the world. It answers the questions of when, why and how collective de-radicalisation happens, and it deepens our understanding of this as a means of preventing violent extremism.
Reviews / Votes
This edited collection brings together leading academic and practitioner experts on the transformation of armed and violent movements to peaceful actors across ideological milieus. Collective de-radicalisation is unfortunately still something which we know very little about. This in-depth edited volume is a milestone in the field and is highly recommend to anyone interested in the dynamics of violent conflict transformation, demobilisation and armed groups' processes of change over time. -- Dr. Daniel Koehler, Director, German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS) and the author of Understanding Deradicalization: Methods, Tools and Programme for Countering Violent Extremism In a world dominated by intense conflicts, emphasising the contrary deradicalisation of social movements might look "academic", far-fetched or even wishful thinking. Not so according to the fourteen authors and their analysis of 20 cases from four continents. The authors' first-hand experience, coupled with Ashour's comparative perspective, offers both a data treasure and an important contribution to Social Movement Theory. -- Professor Bahgat Korany, FRSC, Department of Political Science, American University in Cairo De-radicalisation efforts targeting extremist and terrorist individuals have by and large shown disappointing results.By looking at armed movements at the meso-(organisational and institutional) and macro-(state- and inter-state) levels, Omar Ashour's original volume unveils a promising new framework for collective deradicalisation and practical conflict resolution - a must read for policy-makers. -- Professor Emeritus Alex P. Schmid, former Officer-in-Charge, Terrorism Prevention Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the author of the Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research An exceptionally insightful, valuable, and timely book. By comparing rebel demobilization across time, regions, and ideologies, Omar Ashour's star team of contributors have produced not just a work of reference but something as rare as an academic page-turner. -- Professor Thomas Hegghammer, Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and the author of The Caravan: Abdullah Azzam and Rise of Global Jihad
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
8 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
494 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-6712-4 (9781474467124)
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Person
Omar Ashour is a Professor of Security and Military Studies and the Founding Chair of the Critical Security Studies Programme at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He is the author of How ISIS Fights: Military Tactics in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt (Edinburgh University Press, 2021) and The De-Radicalization of Jihadists: Transforming Armed Islamist Movements (Routledge, 2009), as well as the editor of Bullets to Ballots: Collective De-Radicalisation of Armed Movements (Edinburgh University Press, 2021).
Editor
Professor of Security and Military StudiesThe Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Content
Revisiting Collective De-Radicalisation: A Comparative PerspectiveOmar Ashour
Lessons from South Africa: A First-hand TestimonyRonnie Kasrils
The Collective De-Radicalisation of the Islamic Group in Egypt: A First-hand TestimonyOsama Rushdi
From Arms to Talks: Transformations of Three Syrian Armed Islamist MovementsHamzah Almustafa
The Mahdi Army and the Sadrist Movement in Iraq: The Struggle for TransformationHaider Saeed
A Draw or a Defeat? How the IRA Transitioned from Bullets to BallotsGordon Clubb
Transformations and Defeats: ETA and the End of the Armed CampaignNick Hutcheon
The Afghan Taliban and The Peace Negotiations: Are the Taliban 'De-radicalising'?Thomas H. Johnson
Transformations after 'Defeats': The Cases of the Tupamaros and the Armed Left in Latin AmericaAldo Marchesi
Leaving the Weapons Without Losing the War: Understanding the Transformation of the FMLNAlberto Martin Alvarez
Negotiated Revolution in South Africa, 1990-1994Thula Simpson
Transformations in Ethiopia: From Armed Struggle to Politics of CoalitionsMehari Taddele Maru
Transformations of Armed Nonstate Actors: Enduring Challenges and Strategic ImplicationsOmar Ashour
BibliographyIndex
Lessons from South Africa: A First-hand TestimonyRonnie Kasrils
The Collective De-Radicalisation of the Islamic Group in Egypt: A First-hand TestimonyOsama Rushdi
From Arms to Talks: Transformations of Three Syrian Armed Islamist MovementsHamzah Almustafa
The Mahdi Army and the Sadrist Movement in Iraq: The Struggle for TransformationHaider Saeed
A Draw or a Defeat? How the IRA Transitioned from Bullets to BallotsGordon Clubb
Transformations and Defeats: ETA and the End of the Armed CampaignNick Hutcheon
The Afghan Taliban and The Peace Negotiations: Are the Taliban 'De-radicalising'?Thomas H. Johnson
Transformations after 'Defeats': The Cases of the Tupamaros and the Armed Left in Latin AmericaAldo Marchesi
Leaving the Weapons Without Losing the War: Understanding the Transformation of the FMLNAlberto Martin Alvarez
Negotiated Revolution in South Africa, 1990-1994Thula Simpson
Transformations in Ethiopia: From Armed Struggle to Politics of CoalitionsMehari Taddele Maru
Transformations of Armed Nonstate Actors: Enduring Challenges and Strategic ImplicationsOmar Ashour
BibliographyIndex