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It Takes a Village
As governments consider effective responses to violent extremism, they must also decide how best to deal with those who have committed acts of violent extremism, particularly with regard to their rehabilitation and reintegration. Though it is their mandate, governments cannot undertake the rehabilitation and reintegration challenge alone. Civil society organizations...
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Planning for Prevention: A Framework to Develop and Evaluate National Action Plans to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism
This policy brief establishes a framework to develop and evaluate National Action Plans (NAPs) on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE). Based on the key good practice components identified in international literature on NAPs across policy fields ranging from sustainable development to tuberculosis control, this framework aims to improve approaches...
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What Drives Violent Extremism in East Africa and How Should Development Actors Respond?
This article presents the highlights of a rigorous literature review on the drivers of violent extremism in East Africa. Our findings suggest that development actors seeking to advance countering violent extremism measures in East Africa or elsewhere should ensure that their approaches are proportional in light of existing development and...
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Blue Sky IV: Clouds Dispersing?
Building on its previous analyses of the UN’s counterterrorism programs, the Global Center, with the generous support of the governments of Norway, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, has produced an independent report containing recommendations to support multilateral efforts to address terrorism and violent extremism in advance of the sixth review of...
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The Politics of Preventing Violent Extremism: The Case of Uganda
This article assesses the threat of terrorism and violent extremism in Uganda. We argue against a strategic reorientation towards preventing violent extremism (PVE) among development actors. Current and emerging threats do not justify a departure from existing development priorities. Importantly, consideration of the political context pertaining to PVE in Uganda...
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Policing Reforms in the Aftermath of Conflict
The policy brief highlights how implementing a comprehensive community policing strategy can serve as a means and an end in itself when dealing with drivers of intercommunal violence and violent extremism. The brief concludes to offer a cause for optimism along with an evidence-based template for reforms that others may...
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Going Local: Supporting Community-Based Initiatives to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism in South and Central Asia
Civil society organizations represent a bulwark against violent extremism. Within South and Central Asia, a vibrant and independent civil society has been working to tackle many of the ongoing development, political, and socioeconomic challenges that often give rise to an environment conducive to violent extremism. This report captures key lessons,...
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Managing, Rehabilitating, and Reintegrating Terrorism Offenders
This article from the Global Terrorism Index 2017 explores the challenges and issues regarding prison management and the process to rehabilitate and reintegrate violent extremist offenders. As countries become better at detecting, investigating, and prosecuting terrorism suspects, including returning foreign terrorist fighters, prison services across the world are faced with...
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