Sam Andrews
Biographic Data
| ID | 3589706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sam Andrews |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sam |
| FAMILY NAME | Andrews |
| SIGNATURE | ANDREWS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8314-8662 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Counterterrorism and Freedom of Information
Data is difficult to access for researchers in the fields of terrorism and counterterrorism studies. This can be improved through using Freedom of Information Requests. However, these are under-utilised, and we know little about request success rates. This article investi- gates the use of FOI requests to get data on UK counterterrorism practice. We submitted requests to 55 local authorities asking them to release their information sharing polici…
The ‘First Person Shooter’ Perspective
During the 2019 Christchurch attack, the perpetrator livestreamed footage from a helmet-mounted camera. The aesthetic similarity of the attack footage to first-person shooter (FPS) videogames has led to speculation that this might have somehow ‘gamified’ the attack. Generally, the argument for this is that the attack footage (1) imitates or resembles FPS games, gamifying attacks (2) increasing the affective appeal of propaganda by presenting it a…
Systemische Beratung in der Extremismusprävention
Wie kann eine systemische Beratung zu Deradikalisierung, Distanzierung von und Ausstieg aus dem Extremismus gelingen? Dieser Frage widmet sich dieses Buch. Als Grundlagenwerk der systemischen Deradikalisierungsberatung zeigt es theoretische Konzepte am Beispiel des Islamistischen Extremismus auf. Als Praxishandbuch bietet es anwendungsorientiertes Wissen, indem es systemische Methoden zur Intervention anhand von Fallbeispielen vorstellt. Stimmen …
Gendered Perspectives on Preventing Violent Extremism
The UK’s ‘Prevent’ strategy aims to dissuade vulnerable groups from supporting terrorism, and women have been involved since its inception in 2006. Sam Andrews argues that women are still viewed within a traditional gendered framework as primarily peaceful and are mostly engaged as mothers, enlisted by Prevent to watch over and guide their families and communities. \n \nDrawing on interviews and case studies, this book reveals how Prevent goes be…
Gendered Perspectives on Preventing Violent Extremism
Gendered Perspectives on Preventing Violent Extremism
Prevent is a key part of the counterterrorism architecture of the United Kingdom. It is chiefly concerned with stopping people engaging in or supporting terrorism, before they cross the criminal threshold. Because of this, it penetrates deeply into society, both drawing on public servants to watch over people, and engaging in special interventions to increase the resilience that communities have to extreme ideologies. Women play a key role in thi…
Strain theory, resilience, and far-right extremism
There has been a notable increase in support for far-right ideologies across the West. The seriousness of this threat has been acknowledged by the UK government who have banned certain far-right groups using terrorism legislation. While criminological theories have been useful in explaining general criminality, it has been under-utilized in explaining extremism and terrorism. Agnew’s General Strain Theory, which hypothesizes that negative life ev…
Prevent, Ideology and Ideological State Apparatus
The work of Louis Althusser is well regarded in the study of ideology, having been used to analyse the material basis for ideology, and challenging the idea that ideology is simply a product of the mind. Recent advances in counterterrorism have seen many states adopting preventative programmes which are non-violent, and nominally voluntary, attempting to deradicalise or steer subjects away from radical ideologies, in an attempt to stem terrorist …
A conceptual critique of Prevent
The UK’s Prevent policy continues to fail in its fundamental purpose to prevent extremism and has at times even created spaces where extremism flourishes. This article goes beyond the mechanism of implementation providing a conceptual understanding of how Prevent maintains the neoliberal status quo. The promotion of the neoliberal status quo, depoliticisation and a lack of focus on root causes continue to undermine Prevent. Any policy aimed at pr…
Iraqi Jews and Heritage under Threat
This article looks at the case of Ezekiel's shrine in Kifl, Iraq. The shrine houses the grave of the Jewish prophet Ezekiel and originally consisted of a synagogue and associated buildings. Shiʽa Muslims claim it is a holy site for Muslims. Since Iraq's Jews largely left Iraq after 1950 as a result of government repression, it is now controlled by the Iraqi Shiʽa Waqf. It has been largely changed into a mosque, with many Jewish elements having be…
Strain theory, resilience, and far-right extremism
There has been a notable increase in support for far-right ideologies across the West. The seriousness of this threat has been acknowledged by the UK government who have banned certain far-right groups using terrorism legislation. While criminological theories have been useful in explaining general criminality, it has been under-utilized in explaining extremism and terrorism. Agnew’s General Strain Theory, which hypothesizes that negative life ev…
A conceptual critique of Prevent
The UK’s Prevent policy continues to fail in its fundamental purpose to prevent extremism and has at times even created spaces where extremism flourishes. This article goes beyond the mechanism of implementation providing a conceptual understanding of how Prevent maintains the neoliberal status quo. The promotion of the neoliberal status quo, depoliticisation and a lack of focus on root causes continue to undermine Prevent. Any policy aimed at pr…
Prevent, Ideology and Ideological State Apparatus
The work of Louis Althusser is well regarded in the study of ideology, having been used to analyse the material basis for ideology, and challenging the idea that ideology is simply a product of the mind. Recent advances in counterterrorism have seen many states adopting preventative programmes which are non-violent, and nominally voluntary, attempting to deradicalise or steer subjects away from radical ideologies, in an attempt to stem terrorist …
A conceptual critique of Prevent
The UK’s Prevent policy continues to fail in its fundamental purpose to prevent extremism and has at times even created spaces where extremism flourishes. This article goes beyond the mechanism of implementation providing a conceptual understanding of how Prevent maintains the neoliberal status quo. The promotion of the neoliberal status quo, depoliticisation and a lack of focus on root causes continue to undermine Prevent. Any policy aimed at pr…
Iraqi Jews and Heritage under Threat
This article looks at the case of Ezekiel's shrine in Kifl, Iraq. The shrine houses the grave of the Jewish prophet Ezekiel and originally consisted of a synagogue and associated buildings. Shiʽa Muslims claim it is a holy site for Muslims. Since Iraq's Jews largely left Iraq after 1950 as a result of government repression, it is now controlled by the Iraqi Shiʽa Waqf. It has been largely changed into a mosque, with many Jewish elements having be…
Gendered Perspectives on Preventing Violent Extremism
The UK’s ‘Prevent’ strategy aims to dissuade vulnerable groups from supporting terrorism, and women have been involved since its inception in 2006. Sam Andrews argues that women are still viewed within a traditional gendered framework as primarily peaceful and are mostly engaged as mothers, enlisted by Prevent to watch over and guide their families and communities. \n \nDrawing on interviews and case studies, this book reveals how Prevent goes be…
Gendered Perspectives on Preventing Violent Extremism
Gendered Perspectives on Preventing Violent Extremism
Prevent is a key part of the counterterrorism architecture of the United Kingdom. It is chiefly concerned with stopping people engaging in or supporting terrorism, before they cross the criminal threshold. Because of this, it penetrates deeply into society, both drawing on public servants to watch over people, and engaging in special interventions to increase the resilience that communities have to extreme ideologies. Women play a key role in thi…
Strain theory, resilience, and far-right extremism
There has been a notable increase in support for far-right ideologies across the West. The seriousness of this threat has been acknowledged by the UK government who have banned certain far-right groups using terrorism legislation. While criminological theories have been useful in explaining general criminality, it has been under-utilized in explaining extremism and terrorism. Agnew’s General Strain Theory, which hypothesizes that negative life ev…
Prevent, Ideology and Ideological State Apparatus
The work of Louis Althusser is well regarded in the study of ideology, having been used to analyse the material basis for ideology, and challenging the idea that ideology is simply a product of the mind. Recent advances in counterterrorism have seen many states adopting preventative programmes which are non-violent, and nominally voluntary, attempting to deradicalise or steer subjects away from radical ideologies, in an attempt to stem terrorist …
Systemische Beratung in der Extremismusprävention
Wie kann eine systemische Beratung zu Deradikalisierung, Distanzierung von und Ausstieg aus dem Extremismus gelingen? Dieser Frage widmet sich dieses Buch. Als Grundlagenwerk der systemischen Deradikalisierungsberatung zeigt es theoretische Konzepte am Beispiel des Islamistischen Extremismus auf. Als Praxishandbuch bietet es anwendungsorientiertes Wissen, indem es systemische Methoden zur Intervention anhand von Fallbeispielen vorstellt. Stimmen …
The ‘First Person Shooter’ Perspective
During the 2019 Christchurch attack, the perpetrator livestreamed footage from a helmet-mounted camera. The aesthetic similarity of the attack footage to first-person shooter (FPS) videogames has led to speculation that this might have somehow ‘gamified’ the attack. Generally, the argument for this is that the attack footage (1) imitates or resembles FPS games, gamifying attacks (2) increasing the affective appeal of propaganda by presenting it a…
Counterterrorism and Freedom of Information
Data is difficult to access for researchers in the fields of terrorism and counterterrorism studies. This can be improved through using Freedom of Information Requests. However, these are under-utilised, and we know little about request success rates. This article investi- gates the use of FOI requests to get data on UK counterterrorism practice. We submitted requests to 55 local authorities asking them to release their information sharing polici…
Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Terrorism (7 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works)