The French Counter-radicalisation Strategy

Since April 2014, France has been developing a three-stage counter-radicalisation model, covering the areas of detection, prevention and de-radicalisation. Little has been said in the English literature on the organisation, the effectiveness and the challenges of this approach. France’s centralised...

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Main Author: Quivooij, Romain
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-837462020-11-01T08:40:30Z The French Counter-radicalisation Strategy Quivooij, Romain S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Europe Terrorism Studies Since April 2014, France has been developing a three-stage counter-radicalisation model, covering the areas of detection, prevention and de-radicalisation. Little has been said in the English literature on the organisation, the effectiveness and the challenges of this approach. France’s centralised tradition led to the implementation of a vertical structure of action dominated by the Interior Ministry. A major difficulty faced by the French authorities is to manage various “profiles” of at-risk individuals, including converts, underage individuals and young women. This illustrates a significant diversification of the groups of population affected by Salafi-Jihadist radicalisation. The French counter-radicalisation strategy is expected to lead the fight against violent extremism, but it remains hampered by divisions over the role of Islam. This bone of contention, which is indicative of the French state and society’s complex relationship with religion, substantially affects the consistency of deradicalisation programmes. 2017-07-06T07:23:22Z 2019-12-06T15:31:10Z 2017-07-06T07:23:22Z 2019-12-06T15:31:10Z 2016 Working Paper Quivooij, R. (2016). The French Counter-radicalisation Strategy. (RSIS Working Paper, No. 301). Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83746 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42812 en RSIS Working Papers, 301-16 Nanyang Technological University 26 p. application/pdf
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The French Counter-radicalisation Strategy
description Since April 2014, France has been developing a three-stage counter-radicalisation model, covering the areas of detection, prevention and de-radicalisation. Little has been said in the English literature on the organisation, the effectiveness and the challenges of this approach. France’s centralised tradition led to the implementation of a vertical structure of action dominated by the Interior Ministry. A major difficulty faced by the French authorities is to manage various “profiles” of at-risk individuals, including converts, underage individuals and young women. This illustrates a significant diversification of the groups of population affected by Salafi-Jihadist radicalisation. The French counter-radicalisation strategy is expected to lead the fight against violent extremism, but it remains hampered by divisions over the role of Islam. This bone of contention, which is indicative of the French state and society’s complex relationship with religion, substantially affects the consistency of deradicalisation programmes.
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