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oapen-20.500.12657-587222022-10-15T03:18:07Z Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism Thomas, Paul Violence and abuse in society bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPW Political activism::JPWL Terrorism, armed struggle bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JW Warfare & defence::JWK Defence strategy, planning & research bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPW Political activism::JPWL Terrorism, armed struggle::JPWL2 Terrorist attack bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFE Violence in society This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. How should we understand home-grown terrorism like the 7/7 London bombings? This is a classic monograph focusing on recent British attempts to 'prevent violent extremism', their problems and limitations, and what lessons this can offer for more effective policy approaches in future. Paul Thomas's extensive research suggests that the Prevent policy approaches, and the wider CONTEST counter-terrorism strategy, have been misguided and ineffective, further alienating British Muslim communities instead of supporting longer-term integration. He argues that new, cohesion-based approaches encouraging greater trust and integration across all communities represent the best defence against terrorism. 2022-10-14T14:52:36Z 2022-10-14T14:52:36Z 2012 book ONIX_20221014_9781849666008_53 9781849666008 9781849665995 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58722 eng application/pdf n/a 9781849666008.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 10.5040/9781849666015 10.5040/9781849666015 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b 9781849666008 9781849665995 Bloomsbury Academic 192 London open access
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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. How should we understand home-grown terrorism like the 7/7 London bombings? This is a classic monograph focusing on recent British attempts to 'prevent violent extremism', their problems and limitations, and what lessons this can offer for more effective policy approaches in future. Paul Thomas's extensive research suggests that the Prevent policy approaches, and the wider CONTEST counter-terrorism strategy, have been misguided and ineffective, further alienating British Muslim communities instead of supporting longer-term integration. He argues that new, cohesion-based approaches encouraging greater trust and integration across all communities represent the best defence against terrorism.
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