Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism: Leanne Erdberg Defines & Distinguishes Concepts
Channel: Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Date: 2019-08-19

If someone is a member of a violent extremist group but never commits acts of violence are they a violent extremist?

Leanne Erdberg from the US Institute of Peace maps out the meaning and history of concepts relating to radicalization, counterterrorism vs. countering violent extremism, preventing vs. countering, and more. She looks at the legal and political paradigms that led to the terms used today, and explores cases that raise questions about the terms we use, such as those recruited under duress and those who join a group first and only adopt its ideology later. She explains the shift from linear to dynamic models of radicalization, and takes a closer look at the "conditions" for extremism.

To read the USIP report she mentions, "Preventing Extremism in Fragile States: A New Approach," click here:
https://www.usip.org/publications/2019/02/preventing-extremism-fragile-states-new-approach

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