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Thomas, Paul (2010) Failed and Friendless: The UK's ‘Preventing Violent Extremism’ Programme. The British Journal of Politics & International Relations, 12 (3). pp. 442-458. ISSN 1467856X
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Abstract
This article suggests that Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE), the government's ‘hearts and minds’ response to the threat of domestic Islamist terrorism within the wider CONTEST strategy, has been exposed as both failed and friendless by growing political and academic scrutiny. PVE's monocultural focus on Muslims is in stark contradiction to the overriding policy goal of community cohesion, while its implementation has provoked accusations both of surveillance and of engineering ‘value changes’ within Muslim communities. Local conflicts relating to the operationalisation of PVE result from political disagreement over the balance between community engagement and policing within the Labour government, and these problems leave the future of this key anti-terrorism policy area unclear.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| Schools: | School of Education and Professional Development |
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| Depositing User: | Sara Taylor |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2010 14:53 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2010 11:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/8949 |
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