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Questions the concept of 'radicalisiation' and whether this is a helpful term in the discourse on terrorism
Examines how people become both involved in, and then distanced from, terrorist activities
Analyses the role of the government within 'deradicalisation' plans
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book presents an in-depth analysis of how statutory and third sector organisations have faced the challenge of dealing with former ‘terrorists’. Offering a theoretically robust, empirically rich account of work with ex-prisoners and those considered ‘at risk’ of involvement in extremism in the United Kingdom, Marsden dissects the problems governments are facing in dealing with the effects of 'radicalisation'. Increasingly, governments are struggling with the challenge of dealing with those who have become involved in extremism, and yet, comparatively little is known about how and why people renounce violence. Nor are existing efforts to ‘deradicalise’ extremists well understood.
Arguing that reintegration is a more appropriate framework than ‘deradicalisation’, Marsden looks in detail at the mechanisms by which people can be supported to move away from extremism. By drawing out implications for policy, practice and academic debates around disengagement from radical subcultures, this book makes a significant contribution to an issue only likely to grow in importance for scholars of criminological theory, terrorism and justice.
Authors and Affiliations
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Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Sarah V. Marsden
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reintegrating Extremists
Book Subtitle: Deradicalisation and Desistance
Authors: Sarah V. Marsden
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55019-4
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55018-7Published: 16 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55019-4Published: 25 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 147
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Crime and Society, Transnational Crime, Prison and Punishment, Critical Criminology, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice