Gunaratna, Rohan (Ntu, S'pore)

Countering Extremism: Building Social Resilience Through Community Engagement - Insurgency and Terrorism Series Gunaratna, Rohan (Ntu, S'pore)

Jacket Description/Flap: This unique work is the first to address the subject of community engagement strategies in countering extremism, and explores the development and research of these strategies. In so doing it demystifies the process of community engagement, while simultaneously extolling the virtues of the ground breaking strategies to have been effectively employed in Asia, the Middle East, and the West. The book then proceeds to examine the efforts of community engagement made by several countries against their unique operational and geopolitical environments. Finally, detailed reference is made to the role and work of the media and non-government organizations to have conducted effective community engagement efforts. With contributions from authors of diverse backgrounds, including media, the social services, security, and academia, this book will be of interest to both the general public and to researchers. Table of Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Contributors -- Chapter 1. Countering Extremism and Building Social Resilience / Rohan Gunaratna -- Chapter 2. Community Engagement: Singapore Experience / Low Ai Ling -- Chapter 3. Countering Extremism and Building Social Resilience through Community Engagement: South Asian Models / Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri -- Chapter 4. Community Engagement Models in the Middle East: The As-Sakinah Campaign for Dialogue / Sheikh Abdul Mun'im al-Mushawwah -- Chapter 5. Counter-Terrorism: Police and Community Engagement in Britain; Community-Focused or Community-Targeted? / Basia Spalek -- Chapter 6. 'Amrokraten, Bemokraten and Cemokraten': A Case Study of Denazification and Leadership in World War II, 1944-1949 / Kristi Cooper -- Chapter 7. A Fear Management Approach to Counter-Terrorism / Tinka M. Veldhuis, Edwin Bakker -- Chapter 8. Community Engagement: Countering Violent Extremism in the U. K. / Robert Lambert -- Chapter 9. Engagement at a Crossroads / Caroline F. Ziemke-Dickens -- Chapter 10. The Internet and New Media: Tools for Countering Extremism and Building Community Resilience / Maria Ressa -- Chapter 11. Building Community Resilience / Anna Halafoff -- Chapter 12. Countering Extremism and Building Community Resilience through Community Engagement: The U. K. Experience / Dilwar Hussain -- Index. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: This unique work is the first to address the subject of community engagement strategies in countering extremism, and explores the development and research of these strategies. In so doing it demystifies the process of community engagement, while simultaneously extolling the virtues of the ground breaking strategies to have been effectively employed in Asia, the Middle East, and the West. The book then proceeds to examine the efforts of community engagement made by several countries against their unique operational and geopolitical environments. Finally, detailed reference is made to the role and work of the media and non-government organizations to have conducted effective community engagement efforts. With contributions from authors of diverse backgrounds, including media, the social services, security, and academia, this book will be of interest to both the general public and to researchers.

Contributor Bio:  Gunaratna, Rohan ROHAN GUNARATNA is professor and head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was a senior fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Gunaratna is the author or editor of fourteen books, including "Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror "(2002).