The hegemony of Prevent: turning counter-terrorism policing into common sense

Kaleem, Amna

doi:10.1080/17539153.2021.2013016

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“…Channel has developed within, and as part of, the broader Prevent programme in the UK, which has become the main focus of British counterterrorism practice (Kaleem, 2021;McNeil-Willson, 2019). It has been implemented across UK society, with legal obligations to locate extremism enshrined within the UK public sector (Busher, Choudhury, Thomas, & Harris, 2017).…”

Section: The Development Of Channel Within the Prevent Programmementioning

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Applicability of Channel Vulnerability Assessment Framework and Programme for Kosovo

McNeil-Willson

2024

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This paper examines the applicability of the Channel Vulnerability Assessment Framework and the Channel procedures in the context of Kosovo. It does this by examining the way in which the current Channel procedures are constructed with regard to risk assessment, the process of referrals, and the methods of rehabilitation or deradicalisation. The paper will also look at some of the problems of criticisms of the Channel approach, and the problematic implications that such an approach may have, as well as considering whether and how there might be an opportunity to remedy or resolve these. Ultimately, the paper finds that there are both risks and possibilities with deploying a Channel framework in a Kosovan context, although significant care must be taken, as the British context presents significant differences to the Kosovan, whilst it is also important to avoid replicating the mistakes that have been made by the UK Government during Prevent and Channel implementation.

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Section: The Development Of Channel Within the Prevent Programmementioning

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Applicability of Channel Vulnerability Assessment Framework and Programme for Kosovo

McNeil-Willson

2024

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“…The US government has cited concerns about Iran's nuclear program, support for terrorism, and human rights abuses as reasons for imposing these sanctions. The US has cited concerns about Iran's nuclear program, support for terrorism, and human rights abuses as reasons for imposing these sanctions [7]. The US counter-terrorism strategy has taken on a larger dimension than the French sanctions, which only target terrorist organizations, and the US aims behind them cannot simply be defined as combating terrorist activities.…”

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Why Radical Counterterrorism Strategies Are Created: The Comparison Based on the United States and France

Liu

2023

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In the international community, the United Nations has carried out a series of resolutions and conventions in coordinating, preventing, and combating terrorism, and countries have actively cooperated in the fight against terrorism. However, the counter-terrorism policy of the United States is more radical than that of other developed countries. Using a comparative case study approach, the article analyses the reasons behind the USs aggressive counter-terrorism policy by comparing Frances counter-terrorism policy after the November 13 terrorist attacks with that of the US. The article argues that the US counter-terrorism policy is partly a means of defending its hegemonic position and protecting its strategic interests, compared to Frances prioritization of domestic counter-terrorism due to factors such as its history of terrorism and geopolitics. On the other hand, the US counter-terrorism strategy is also about promoting American values and democracy on a global scale. At the same time, it should not be overlooked that the USs strong economic and military power, as well as its diplomatic influence at the international level, support the US in its war on terror and trade embargo against countries such as Iran and Syria. This study aims to identify the reasons for the USs radical counter-terrorism policies by comparing the contrasting counter-terrorism policies of the US and France, which are also developed countries, and to provide a case study for a later study of a rational counter-terrorism landscape.

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“…Moreover, Rodrigo Jusué’s (2022) telling concept, the ‘CT Citizen’, draws on the increasingly insidious security presence effecting multiple sectors of the UK population. Despite the prevalence of this critical work, alternative scholarship has sought to defend the presence of the Duty and authors have argued that many of the criticisms levelled at the Duty are inaccurate or overstated and that the Duty serves as a useful addition to the role universities, and others, can play, where a civic ‘common sense’ towards security is prescient (see Greer and Bell, 2018; Kaleem, 2022).…”

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The Politic of Everyday Counter-Terrorism: Online Performances and Responsibilities of the Prevent Duty in UK Higher Education Institutions

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The Prevent Duty mandates that public authorities must work to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. In this article we review how 158 UK Higher Education Institutions have responded to this new duty by examining their public-facing webpages and Prevent policy documentation. In doing this we draw upon de Certeau’s notions of the everyday to highlight how such initiatives are presented publicly to viewing audiences, and how messages seep into and deepen security measures within UK Higher Education. In reviewing the performative element of Prevent, specifically how information is displayed, we find that the majority of UK Higher Education Institutions have approached their new roles through the prism of ‘compliance’ and/or ‘safeguarding’. The article argues presentations of safeguarding, reassurance and reluctance offer a telling insight into how the Duty has been adopted in Higher Education Institutions’ everyday practice.

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The hegemony of Prevent: turning counter-terrorism policing into common sense

Cited by 10 publications

References 43 publications

Applicability of Channel Vulnerability Assessment Framework and Programme for Kosovo

Applicability of Channel Vulnerability Assessment Framework and Programme for Kosovo

Why Radical Counterterrorism Strategies Are Created: The Comparison Based on the United States and France

The Politic of Everyday Counter-Terrorism: Online Performances and Responsibilities of the Prevent Duty in UK Higher Education Institutions

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