Barking Mosque and Quintessential Insight: Overcoming the Problematic Government/Community Counterterrorism Partnership in the UK |
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| Authors: | Douglas Weeks |
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| Affiliation: | Lecturer, Department of Criminal Justice and Emergency Management, California State University Long Beach, Long beach, CA, USA and Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Criminology and Sociology, London Metropolitan University, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | This article looks specifically at the front end of the radicalization problem and argues that vulnerability to political violence is first and foremost a social problem. The article explores the historical counterradicalization approach in Britain and the government/community relationship, and argues that addressing the disaffection that comes with social vulnerability is the key to building resilience to radicalization. Last, the article profiles a holistic counterradicalization response undertaken by Quintessential Insight and the Barking Mosque whereby social vulnerability is reduced, individuals and communities are empowered, social and political agency is maximized, social contracts are restored, and resilience to radicalization is increased. |
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