Radicalization, Terrorism, and Countering Extremism

Kenneth Christie is director of the school of humanitarian studies and professor at Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia.Dr. Haval Ahmad is an associate faculty at Royal Roads University.

A timely book that delves into one of the most complex issues of today and does so using a comparative analysis that will be relied on for years to come. The research foundation of this text is solid and the authors build upon it by using real-life case studies and approaches that animate this subject in the real world. Christie and Ahmad have provided a resource that is highly useful for policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and students.

• Chapter One. Laying the Groundwork of Radicalization/ De-RadicalizationIntroductionThe Problem with Radicalization and De-Radicalization Why Now? Why Have Radicalization and De-Radicalization Become Such Important Subjects?Canada: Salience of the Radicalization/Extreme BehaviourBooksTerrorism and Radicalism as a Global ConditionContextThe Terrorism and Jihad NexusThe Global Pandemic and Radicalization/De-RadicalizationConclusionChapter Two. Return to HistoryIntroductionTerrorism and Radicalism in Historical ContextModernity and TerrorismWaves of Terrorism and RadicalizationEnding EmpirePost-World War II-1945-1990: The Cold WarPost-Cold War from 1990 to 20011990 to 2001: The Threats Following the End of the Cold War2001- Present the War on Terrorism and its ImplicationsGlobalization and the New TerrorTerrorism as a Global ConditionThe EffectsThe PastConclusionChapter Three. Micro and Macro Level Theories: Radicalization and De-RadicalizationIntroductionThe Role of Human SecurityWhat Causes Radicalization?MotivationWho are They?De-RadicalizationRadicalizing Women: The Gender DimensionConclusionChapter Four. Response to Radicalization: State Interventions and Different ModelsIntroductionDifferent Responses to Radicalization and Political ExtremismState-Sponsored ApproachesImpact on Communities, Effectiveness and LimitationsConclusionChapter Five. Review of the Responses to Radicalization Success and Failures: A Focus on Community-Based Deradicalization ApproachIntroductionPrograms Review Process and Data CollectionFrom Securitization to Soft Strategies: Dealing with Deradicalization and DisengagementPrograms Success and FailuresDeradicalization and Disengagement Programs EvaluationResultsCommunity-Based Programs Through Two Case StudiesConclusionChapter Six. Human Rights, Human Security and Deradicalization: A Balance for SuccessIntroductionHuman Rights and Human Security: Contributing Factors and ImplicationsPrograms Short-Comings and Contradiction of Human RightsClosing RemarksBibliographyAbout the Authors