Deradicalisation and Rehabilitation of Violent Extremist Offenders in the Global South

Lessons from Bangladesh

AvImtiaz Ahmed,ASM Ali Ashraf

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science

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Deradicalisation and Rehabilitation of Violent Extremist Offenders in the Global South: Lessons from Bangladesh offers a rigorous, evidence-based framework for understanding and responding to violent extremism in Bangladesh — with adaptable insights for other nations across the Global South. Structured around four interconnected outputs, the volume moves systematically from strategic diagnosis to operational implementation.Part I presents a comprehensive needs-mapping study, drawing on comparative analyses of international case studies from Indonesia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Colombia. It profiles 103 violent extremist offenders spanning faith-based militants, left-wing extremists, and ethno-nationalists, identifying socio-demographic patterns, psychological vulnerabilities, and radicalisation pathways that underpin the need for tailored interventions.Part II introduces the first operational training manual of its kind in South Asia, adopting a whole-of-society approach across four progressive stages: preparatory work, deradicalisation, rehabilitation, and policy reform. The manual outlines detailed counselling modules across religious, psychological, cultural, educational, and legal dimensions, with gender sensitivity and human rights compliance embedded throughout.Part III evaluates a pilot intervention conducted in Bangladesh between August and December 2023, assessing outcomes for 32 beneficiaries using a multidimensional framework that combines counsellor evaluations, self-assessments, and independent observations.Part IV presents a standardised Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) toolkit aligned with OECD-DAC principles, designed for scalability across prison, community, and counterterrorism settings.Collectively, the volume provides a transformative shift from fragmented, reactive approaches to a structured, rights-compliant, and institutionally sustainable architecture for deradicalisation and rehabilitation — offering a replicable model for Global South countries confronting the complex challenges of terrorism and violent extremism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-12-27
Mått:155 x 235 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science
Antal sidor:218
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783032285751

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik
Politisk aktivism inom Samhälle och politik

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Dr Imtiaz Ahmed is the Executive Director of the Centre for Alternatives, Bangladesh, and a retired Professor of International Relations at the University of Dhaka. He has authored, co-authored, and edited 60 books and 23 monographs, published 130 research papers in leading national and international journals, and edited volumes. His recent publications are the following books: Rights, Rivers, and the Quest for Water Commons: The Case of Bangladesh (Berlin, 2021); Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh, co-authored with Niloy Ranjan Biswas (Dhaka and London, 2022); Celebrating 100 Years of the University of Dhaka in 7 edited volumes (Dhaka, 2023); The Changing Nature of Geopolitics and the Futures of Bangladesh, edited (Dhaka, 2024). His forthcoming book, 50 Years of Bangladesh-China Relations: Achievements, Challenges & Prospects, is co-edited with Enayetullah Khan (Dhaka: COSMOS Foundation & Nymphea Publications), i.p. Email: imtiazalter@gmail.comDr ASM Ali Ashraf is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Dhaka. He holds a PhD in International Security Policy from the University of Pittsburgh, USA. His teaching and research interests are broadly in security and intelligence studies, international migration, and public policy. He has authored more than two dozen journal articles and book chapters at home and abroad. He has edited a volume titled Intelligence, National Security, and Foreign Policy: A South Asian Narrative (Dhaka: DILTA and DUIR, 2016, reprinted 2019). He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London. He is currently working on several evidence-based studies examining the militarisation of counterterrorism practices in South Asia, Labour Migration Governance in Bangladesh, and the Role of ICT in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Global South. Email: aliashraf@du.ac.bdDr Niloy Ranjan Biswas is a Professor of the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka. He has undertaken his studies at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA; and City, University of London, London, UK. In 2016, he completed his PhD in International Politics from City, University of London. His most recent articles are published in Bandung Journal of the Global South, National Security (VIF), Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, International Peacekeeping (Taylor & Francis), Journal of International Peacekeeping (Brill), Social Science Review (University of Dhaka), Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) Journal and Mirpur Papers (Defense Services Command and Staff College, Bangladesh).