Women and preventing and countering violent extremism interventions

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Brady, E. and Marsden, S. 2021. Women and preventing and countering violent extremism interventions. UK
AuthorsBrady, E. and Marsden, S.
TypeResearch report
Abstract

Research and practice on the gender dimensions of efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism (P/CVE) are limited. Comparatively little P/CVE work takes account of women’s experiences and needs, and most programmes are designed with men in mind. However, there is a growing recognition of the need to take account of the gender dynamics of violent extremism, including in relation to preventative work. Programmes are beginning to be designed for women and research is starting to more systematically examine how to understand the gender dynamics implicated in violent extremism and efforts to respond to it.

This report reviews research on P/CVE interventions that explicitly focus on women. It is organised by the three tiers of intervention commonly used to describe P/CVE work: primary interventions which work at the community level to prevent involvement in extremism; secondary interventions that engage with those identified as being at risk of involvement; and tertiary interventions designed for those convicted of terrorism offences or believed to be directly engaged in violent extremism. It identifies key learning by looking at a series of international case studies and reflects on the next steps for this research agenda.

KeywordsExtremism; Radicalisation; P/CVE interventions; Gender; Empirical
Year2021
Place of publicationUK
Official URLhttps://crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/women-and-preventing-and-countering-violent-extremism-interventions/
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Deposited23 Nov 2021
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