The Routledge Handbook of Deradicalisation and Disengagement offers an overview of the historical settings, theoretical debates, national approaches and practical strategies to deradicalisation and disengagement.

Radicalisation and violent extremism are major global challenges, and as new and violent extremist groups and environments emerge, there is an increasing need for knowledge about how individuals physically exit these movements and how to change their mindset. Historically, much of the focus on these topics has been highly securitised and militarised; by contrast, this volume explores the need for more community-based and 'soft' approaches. The handbook includes discussions from both right-wing/left-wing political and religiously inspired deradicalisation processes.

The handbook is organised into three parts:

1 definitions, backgrounds and theories;

2 actors;

3 regional case studies.

This handbook will be of much interest to students, researchers, scholars and professionals of deradicalisation, counterterrorism, political violence, political extremism, security studies and international relations in general.

About the Author

Stig Jarle Hansen is a professor and leader of the international relations programme at the Norwegian University of Life Science.

Stian Lid is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032400570
Author Stig Jarle Hansen
Format Paperback
Page Count 374
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 625g