Resiliences to radicalization: Four key perspectives

William Stephens*, Stijn Sieckelinck

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Building resilience to radicalization has become a key pillar of many policies for preventing violent extremism. However, sustained debates over the precise nature of the terms radicalisation and resilience impact the ability to implement these policies. A growing body of literature argues that the way in which key ideas are understood matters to what happens in practice. Additionally, the cross-sector collaboration called for in PVE policy can be made more challenging through divergences in understanding of central concepts. As such, the way in which resilience to radicalization is being understood by frontline workers matters. In light of this, a q-methodology study was conducted, which identified four perspectives on resilience to radicalization amongst policy-makers and practitioners in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK. These perspectives are examined in light of the broader debates around both resilience and radicalization, and the extent to which the divergences matter for collaboration is considered.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100486
Pages (from-to)1-14
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
Volume66
Issue numberSeptember
Early online date11 Jun 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport [Grant number: 326434 ].

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s)

Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Funding

This work was supported by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport [Grant number: 326434 ].

FundersFunder number
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport326434

    Keywords

    • Collaboration
    • P/CVE
    • Q-methodology
    • Radicalization
    • Resilience

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