Countering terrorism in the Netherlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4087412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex P Schmid (Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 77-109 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546559208427175 |
| OpenAlex | W2063370824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
This essay contends that there is something called the ‘Dutch approach’ to anti‐terrorism. The great degree of tolerance in Dutch society has absorbed many protests and, with few exceptions, prevented them from evolving beyond material destruction. Most protest groups were co‐opted even before they reached this stage. The authorities have combined pragmatism with strict adherence to the rule of law. Downright repression has been exceptional and negotiation with terrorists during incidents or with leaders from their constituency afterwards has been the rule. No fully‐grown terrorist underground organization has ever evolved. International terrorists have found few local sympathizers. Both local militants and foreign terrorists have received fair trials and have sometimes been set free when legal procedures were not strictly followed or evidence could not stand up in court. Imprisoned extremists have not been successful in mobilizing sympathizers from the outside who could be recruited to form new generations of extremists, as happened in Germany. Yet it was not only Dutch civil culture and governmental pragmatism and restraint but also luck that played a role in sparing the Netherlands the tribulation of patterned and persistent terrorism
Criminology · Luck · Negotiation · Political science · Pragmatism · Sociology · Terrorism · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2019 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |