What Drives Violent Extremism in East Africa and How Should Development Actors Respond

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ID12976383
AuthorsPeter Romaniuk (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, corresponding author), Tracey Durner, Lara Nonninger, M William Schwartz
Year2018
Volume11
Issue2
Pages160-180
Publication date2018-04-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Security (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1939-2206 • E-ISSN: 1939-2214
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19392206.2018.1488560
OpenAlexW2809038769
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Violent extremism is a key issue on the regional security agenda in East Africa. However, our review of the relevant literature, complemented by original primary research, suggests that the evidentiary baseline regarding violent extremism in East Africa is modest. The existing literature focuses largely on Somalia and Kenya and serves to underscore that mobilization to extremist violence in the region is diverse. These findings have important implications for development actors seeking to advance “countering violent extremism” (or sometimes “preventing violent extremism”) measures in East Africa. Those measures should be variegated across the states in the region. More generally, development actors seeking to advance countering violent extremism measures in East Africa or elsewhere should ensure that their approaches are evidence-based, responsive to the problems they are designed to address, proportional in light of existing development and security priorities, and effective

Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Middle East · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · Violent extremism · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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