Framing the UK’s counter-terrorism policy within the context of a wicked problem

Fischbacher‐Smith, Denis

doi:10.1080/09540962.2016.1200801

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“…Conversely, studies could determine if there is an adverse collective existential impact to malevolent creative acts. For example, failure to prevent terrorist attacks is likely to arouse outrage at the state's inability to provide protection (Fischbacher‐Smith, ), thus undermining the symbolic existential protection conferred by national identity and symbols (e.g., Greenberg et al., ). Overall, creative achievements may be driven by different existential motivations and have valence‐specific collective outcomes.…”

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Can Creativity Beat Death? A Review and Evidence on the Existential Anxiety Buffering Functions of Creative Achievement

Perach

Wisman

2016

Journal of Creative Behavior

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The relationship between creativity and symbolic immortality had been long acknowledged by scholars. In a review of the literature, we found 12 papers that empirically examined the relationship between creativity and mortality awareness using a Terror Management Theory paradigm, overall supporting the notion that creativity plays an important role in the management of existential concerns. Also, a mini meta‐analysis of the impact of death awareness on creativity resulted in a small‐medium weighted mean effect. We examined the existential anxiety buffering functions of creative achievement as assessed by the Creative Achievement Questionnaire in a sample of 108 students. It was found that at high, but not low, levels of creative goals, creative achievement was associated with lower death‐thought accessibility under mortality salience in comparison to controls. To our knowledge, this is the first empirical report of the anxiety buffering functions of creative achievement among people for whom creativity constitutes a central part of their cultural worldview. The current findings support the notion that creative achievement may be an avenue for symbolic immortality, particularly among individuals who value creativity. Implications for understanding death‐related creativity motivations and their impact on individuals and society and for the promotion of creative achievement and creative motivation are discussed.

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Can Creativity Beat Death? A Review and Evidence on the Existential Anxiety Buffering Functions of Creative Achievement

Perach

Wisman

2016

Journal of Creative Behavior

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“…However, the impact assessment of these policies regarding the improvement of society is scarce. The only clear conclusion that the literature reveals is a rather negative effect, due to the stigmatization of the Muslim community (Ahmed, 2015;Alam and Husband, 2013;Fischbacher-Smith, 2016;Guru, 2012;International Commission of Jurists, 2009). This negative effect can be observed, for instance, in increased 'stop and search' measures or discriminatory profiling targeting the Muslim or migrant communities (Eijkman et al, 2012;FRA, 2010;Lennon, 2013;Sentas, 2015).…”

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Preventing violent radicalization of youth through dialogic evidence-based policies

Aiello

Puigvert

Schubert

2018

International Sociology

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Radicalization of youth leading to violent extremism in the form of terrorism is an urgent problem considering the rise of young people joining extremist groups of different ideologies. Previous research on the impact of counter-terrorism polices has highlighted negative outcomes such as stigmatizing minority groups. Drawing on qualitative research conducted under the PROTON project (2016-2019) by CREA-UB on the social and ethical impact of counter-terrorism policies in six EU countries, the present article presents and discusses the ways in which actions characterized by creating spaces for dialogue at the grassroots level are contributing to prevent youth violent radicalization. The results highlight four core elements underlying these spaces for dialogue: providing guidance to be safe in the exploration of extremist messages and violent radicalization; the rejection of violence; that dialogue is egalitarian; and that relationships are built on trust so that adolescents and young adults feel confident to raise their doubts. If taken into account, these elements can serve to elaborate dialogic evidence-based policies. The policies which include a dialogue between the scientific evidence and the people affected by them once implemented, achieve positive social impact.

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“…Wicked problems can be found, among others, where questions of technological progress, climate change, economic welfare, social segmentation, demographic development or international terrorism become virulent (Fischbacher-Smith, 2016;Hulme, 2009;Levin et al, 2012;Ritchey, 2013: 2;Spicker, 2016).…”

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The digitally induced increase of wicked problems as a challenge for politics and public management

Winkel¹

2021

J. Public Adm. Policy Res.

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This paper aims to shed light on the connection between two developments that are increasingly shaping countries all over the world, especially in the western hemisphere: The boost in wicked problems and the rapidly advancing digitization. It also deals with the challenges this poses to politics and public administration. Some fields of action, which are closely related to the current socio-technical changes, are exemplarily highlighted. These are the main results of the study: Digitization leads to an increase in social complexity, diversity and uncertainty and can push conflicts of goals to the extreme. Therefore, in the transition to the digital information society, the emergence of new and the aggravation of already existing wicked problems must be expected. This raises new challenges for politics, administration, and other players involved in fulfilling public tasks. Cultural and institutional innovations become necessary in order to improve the societal abilities for problem resolution.

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Framing the UK’s counter-terrorism policy within the context of a wicked problem

Cited by 12 publications

References 66 publications

Can Creativity Beat Death? A Review and Evidence on the Existential Anxiety Buffering Functions of Creative Achievement

Can Creativity Beat Death? A Review and Evidence on the Existential Anxiety Buffering Functions of Creative Achievement

Preventing violent radicalization of youth through dialogic evidence-based policies

The digitally induced increase of wicked problems as a challenge for politics and public management

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