Preventing violent and hateful extremism
Comparing the experiences of domestic Swedish and international humanitarian-development NGOs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5680649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malin E Wimelius (0000-0002-4669-0719, Umeå University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 545-561 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14678802.2023.2210529 |
| OpenAlex | W4376614423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
In Sweden, local authorities are encouraged to cooperate with civil society to promote resilience to violent extremism. However, some (mostly Muslim) organisations are approached with suspicion and sometimes accused of not subscribing to basic democratic principles. Along with cooperation and resilience, suspicion seems to be a recurrent and global theme in the relationship between the prevention of violent and hateful extremism (VHE) and civil society. This paper builds on empirical research by the author and others, which examined how NGOs and FBOs operating within Sweden conducted and were challenged by preventive work. The paper compares results from the Swedish study against findings from international humanitarian-development NGOs via a scoping study to examine the similar and different dynamics around cooperation, resilience, and suspicion in prevention of VHE. Results will help progress the discussion on the challenges that civil society faces in its attempts to promote resilience to VHE
Civil society · Criminology · Democracy · Development economics · Humanitarian aid · Humanitarian crisis · International community · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Refugee · Sociology · Terrorism · Violent extremism · Engineering · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Preventing Mass Atrocities
Respecting international humanitarian law and safeguarding humanitarian action in counterterrorism measures
Using humanitarian aid to ‘win hearts and minds’
Politics and principles
Legislating against humanitarian principles
Can stakeholder dialogues help solve financial access restrictions faced by non-profit organizations that stem from countering terrorism financing standards and international sanctions
What is Local Resilience Against Radicalization and How can it be Promoted? A Multidisciplinary Literature Review
International NGOs and National Regulation in an Age of Terrorism
European Union, civil society and local ownership in Kyrgyzstan
Perspectives on violent extremism from development–humanitarian NGO staff in Southeast Asia
International Humanitarian Law and Counter-Terrorism
Deploying Development to Counter Terrorism
Strange Bedfellows
Scoping studies
The rise and fall of donor funding for advocacy NGOs
Embedding the War on Terror
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |