Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-40).
Contents
Introduction. -- Ideology, social ties, and behavior. -- Disengagement and reconciliation. -- Individual-level barriers. -- Communal and social barriers. -- Structural barriers. -- De-exceptionalization.
Summary
Existing efforts to disengage people from violent extremism are derived from security imperatives rather than from a peacebuilding ethos. This report presents a framework through which peacebuilders can foster disengagement from violent extremism and reconciliation between those disengaging and affected communities by examining the individual, social, and structural dynamics involved.
Note
Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (USIP, viewed August 2, 2020).
