Approaching non-violent extremists in the context of the war against terrorism
The rise of home-grown Islamist terrorism over the last decade has become a pressing concern in Europe's counter-terrorism (CT) agenda. This particularly vexing aspect of the jihadist threat has compelled governments to adopt a more comprehensive policy architecture. This dissertation focuse...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76098 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The rise of home-grown Islamist terrorism over the last decade has become a pressing
concern in Europe's counter-terrorism (CT) agenda. This particularly vexing aspect of
the jihadist threat has compelled governments to adopt a more comprehensive policy
architecture. This dissertation focuses on one particularly controversial aspect that
governments are facing nowadays: the rise of not-violent extremist organizations.
The research explores the three possible policy options towards not-violent extremist
organizations: ban, toleration and cooperation. Their adequate study will require a
comprehensive study not only about their relation to violent extremism, but about how
their management by policy-makers can entail repercussions for extremist violence.
The main hypothesis that this paper presents and defends is that the best policy option
towards not-violent extremism is toleration. Though this strategy is not panacea, it
maximizes the potential benefits of the existence of not-violent extremist organizations
while minimizing possible backfires. |
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