The Routledge handbook on radicalisation and countering radicalisation

"This handbook provides a theoretical and methodological exploration of the research on radicalisation and counter-radicalisation, one of the most influential concepts in Security Studies, International Relations, and Peace and Conflict Studies. Sitting at the heart of high profile research and policy agendas on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), radicalisation as a concept has transformed the way researchers, policymakers, and societies think about how to counter terrorism and political violence. Deliberations about radicalisation and countering radicalisation have become further embedded as efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism have been 'mainstreamed' into other areas of public policy and practice, such as education, gender relations, health, peacebuilding, aid and development. Theoretically and methodologically pluralistic, this handbook addresses radicalisation and countering radicalisation as they relate to a wide range of groups and milieus articulating diverse ideological positions, drawing together insight and experience from multiple geographic and institutional settings, integrating global perspectives and including scholarship focused on a range of policy fields. This book will be an essential reference point for anybody working on radicalisation or countering radicalisation, or on terrorism and political violence more broadly. The insight that it provides will be relevant both for academics and for members of relevant policy and practitioner communities"--

"This handbook provides a theoretical and methodological exploration of the research on radicalisation and counter-radicalisation, one of the most influential concepts in Security Studies, International Relations, and Peace and Conflict Studies. Sitting at the heart of high profile research and policy agendas on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), radicalisation as a concept has transformed the way researchers, policymakers, and societies think about how to counter terrorism and political violence. Deliberations about radicalisation and countering radicalisation have become further embedded as efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism have been 'mainstreamed' into other areas of public policy and practice, such as education, gender relations, health, peacebuilding, aid and development. Theoretically and methodologically pluralistic, this handbook addresses radicalisation and countering radicalisation as they relate to a wide range of groups and milieus articulating diverse ideological positions, drawing together insight and experience from multiple geographic and institutional settings, integrating global perspectives and including scholarship focused on a range of policy fields. This book will be an essential reference point for anybody working on radicalisation or countering radicalisation, or on terrorism and political violence more broadly. The insight that it provides will be relevant both for academics and for members of relevant policy and practitioner communities"--

Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Part I The history of research on radicalisation -- 2 Before 'radicalisation': explaining individual involvement in terrorism before the popularisation of the radicalisation concept -- 3 'Radicalisation' and 'countering radicalisation': the emergence and expansion of a contentious concept -- 4 Analysing 'radicalisation' in historical cases -- Part II Analytical approaches to radicalisation -- 5 The role of ideology in radicalisation -- 6 Identity and extremism: sorting out the causal pathways to radicalisation and violent self-sacrifice -- 7 Social movement theory and research on radicalisation -- 8 Criminological perspectives on extremist radicalisation and terrorist acts -- 9 Insights from the study of new religious movements into the process of radicalisation -- 10 The pen and the sword: cognition, emotion, communication, and violent radicalisation -- 11 Gender perspectives on radicalisation -- 12 Radicalisation and psychopathology -- 13 Belonging is just a click away: extremism, radicalisation, and the role of online communities -- 14 Radicalisation of 'lone actors' -- 15 Radicalisation of 'foreign fighters' -- Part III Countering radicalisation: key debates -- 16 Countering violence or ideas? The politics of counter-radicalisation -- 17 Responding to radicalisation with different ideological roots: how similar is the 'problem'? How similar are the 'solutions'? -- 18 Who should be involved with counter-radicalisation policy and practice? -- 19 Working with communities to counter radicalisation -- 20 The role of research and researchers in counter-radicalisation policy and practice -- 21 How can we meaningfully evaluate the effects and effectiveness of programmes to prevent or counter radicalisation?.