What Does Sustained Desistance from Violent Extremism Entail: A Proposed Theory of Change and Policy Implications

While much is known about factors associated with deradicalisation and disengagement from violent extremism and terrorism, the underlying mechanisms at play have been under theorised. Literature on criminal desistance has a lot to offer in understanding the process of exiting from extremism, particu...

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Main Author: Cherney, Adrian (Author)
Contributors: Koehler, Daniel
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2024, Volume: 36, Issue: 7, Pages: 871–886
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Keywords:
theory of change
Countering Violent Extremism
Desistance
Disengagement
Deradicalisation
violent extremism

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