Arranging Resilience
The role of social actors in preventing violent extremism
Published on 12. October 2021
Book
Hardback
166 pages
978-94-6236-239-0 (ISBN)
Description
Increasingly, teachers, youth workers, and social workers are being called on to 'build resilience to radicalisation'. But, what does this actually mean? What is resilience to radicalisation, how can it be built, and whose role is it?
Drawing on an interdisciplinary analysis of policies and the perspectives of practitioners themselves, this book offers a fresh look at these questions. Through unpacking different ways of thinking about resilience to radicalisation, this book aims to bring clarity to some of the key issues and debates involved. The book navigates between important critiques of resilience and the need for a practical and legitimate response to the challenge of extremism. Finally, it suggests a way forward for those grappling with this issue.
Drawing on an interdisciplinary analysis of policies and the perspectives of practitioners themselves, this book offers a fresh look at these questions. Through unpacking different ways of thinking about resilience to radicalisation, this book aims to bring clarity to some of the key issues and debates involved. The book navigates between important critiques of resilience and the need for a practical and legitimate response to the challenge of extremism. Finally, it suggests a way forward for those grappling with this issue.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Utrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 165 mm
ISBN-13
978-94-6236-239-0 (9789462362390)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
William Stephens has a foot in both the worlds of research and practice. His research is concerned with the challenges that polarisation and radicalisation raise for society. Alongside his research, William spends much of his time working alongside groups of youth engaged in efforts for constructive social change in neighbourhoods in Europe. The insights he gains from hundreds of young people in these different communities continuously inspires and gives purpose to his research.
Content
Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1 Introduction; 2 Preventing Violent Extremism: A Review of the Literature; 3 Being Resilient to Radicalisation in PVE Policy; 4 Working Across Boundaries in Preventing Violent Extremism: Towards a Typology of Collaborative Arrangements; 5 Resiliences to Radicalisation: Four Key Perspectives; 6 Arranging Resilience; Summary