Policy responses to radicalisation
In this audio interview Dr. Hisham Heyller provides his expert opinion on the existing tools on combating violent extremism with a few examples from Muslim majority states.
Course: Religion, Radicalisation, Resilience
Assessing counter-radicalisation approaches and policies
Dr. Vivian Gerrand from Deakin University speaks about the pros and cons of policies designed to stop people from radicalising to violent extremism. While some policies have had positive effects, …
Defining and understanding resilience
In this video interview Professor Michele Grossman explains what community resilience is, and what the difference between it and individual resilience is.
From radicalisation to violent radicalisation
Dr. Vivian Gerrand problematises, in this video interview, the concept of ‘radicalisation’, distinguishing it from ‘violent radicalisation’, stressing the importance of using the appropriate term in any given circumstances. Can …
Comparing past and present radicalisation
In this brief interview Professor Olivier Roy provides some pointers on how radicalisation has changed in Europe over the past decades, with the Jihad replacing the revolution as a central …
The concept of groups at risk of radicalising
In this interview, Dr. Gerrand dispels some of the misconceptions on whether certain social, ethnic or demographic groups might be more at risk than others of radicalising. Vivian Gerrand is …
Root causes – The role of individual and relational factors
In this interview, Prof. Paul Taylor from Lancaster University provides some insight into the kind of individual and relational factors that may push some people toward violent radicalisation. Paul Taylor …
Why does violent radicalisation emerge?
In this double interview we ask the same question –what, in your opinion, are the root causes of violent radicalisation?—to two renown experts in this field. One is Professor Olivier …
Examples of Radicalisation in Southeast Asia
In this audio interview Hisham Hellyer, from the Royal United Services Institute in London, discusses the factors leading to violent radicalisation in Southeast Asia and provides his insights into the …
The case of foreign fighters in Europe and the MENA region
This video gives an overview and a definition of the concept of ‘foreign fighter’, while explaining the differences that exist among different types of foreign fighters. It also provides some …
Complex discussions on responding to issues of radicalisation
Through the example of Hizb ut-Tahrir, this graph video addresses the complexities of radical groups that are anti-democratic and anti-state yet is not violent. The video is based on an …
