Md. Didarul Islam – författare

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.This collection is the first on ex-extremists and combatants (Formers) in violence prevention work. While the engagement of Formers in violence prevention programs--especially in the context of countering and preventing violent extremism (P/CVE), and peacebuilding--has expanded across the world, their involvement has been controversial and contested. This volume captures a variety of work Formers are engaged in across a range of contexts, broadly divided into three themes on their effectiveness, ethical considerations, and implementation. Written by a range of authors with diverse perspectives including academics, former extremists, peer mentors, program leaders, and practicing psychologists, chapters include Formers in North American research, the role of former Northern Irish combatants in peacebuilding, collaborating with Formers, the ethical imperatives of engaging Formers in P/CVE efforts, and more. Taken together, the book ultimately offers a snapshot of the ongoing policy debates while contributing to the future direction of work involving Formers in violence prevention.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.This collection is the first on ex-extremists and combatants (Formers) in violence prevention work. While the engagement of Formers in violence prevention programs--especially in the context of countering and preventing violent extremism (P/CVE), and peacebuilding--has expanded across the world, their involvement has been controversial and contested. This volume captures a variety of work Formers are engaged in across a range of contexts, broadly divided into three themes on their effectiveness, ethical considerations, and implementation. Written by a range of authors with diverse perspectives including academics, former extremists, peer mentors, program leaders, and practicing psychologists, chapters include Formers in North American research, the role of former Northern Irish combatants in peacebuilding, collaborating with Formers, the ethical imperatives of engaging Formers in P/CVE efforts, and more. Taken together, the book ultimately offers a snapshot of the ongoing policy debates while contributing to the future direction of work involving Formers in violence prevention.

This book investigates how Bangladesh formulates its Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) policy as a norm-receiving country.Norm-producing institutions and countries, such as the United Nations, the European Union, the UK, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, have diffused CVE norms in numerous countries through various mechanisms. Consequently, countries such as Bangladesh, Nigeria, Greece, Kenya, and many others, who initiated CVE policy late, became norm receivers. Despite widespread adoption and criticism of CVE policies globally, Bangladesh has shifted from traditional counterterrorism to CVE. This book provides the first comprehensive account of CVE policy formulation in Bangladesh through policy actor interviews. It offers a public policy perspective, integrating three theoretical dimensions: drivers of public policy; ideology, learning, and policy diffusion; and localisation. Through interviews with CVE policymakers, the book navigates policy actors' understanding of effective CVE practices, contributing factors, and the diffusion and localisation of external policies and norms in Bangladesh.This book will be of interest to students of CVE, counterterrorism, South Asian politics, and international relations.