Reframing the fight against terrorism: can counter-narratives write a new story?

Rachele Cecchi, Claudia D'Agostini, Agnese Pacciardi, Martina Turra 17 April 2019 on Debate, terrorism, critical terrorism studies, radicalization, extremism, ideology, counter-narratives, Islamism

With the loss of the last stronghold in Baghouz, ISIS has formally been defeated. However, according to the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, its threat could increase because of combatants returning home, relocating or being released (UNSC, 2018). The time is ripe for change in the debate on preventing the spread of 'extremist ideologies'.

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Banal power for totalitarian systems

Mario Ragazzi 27 March 2019 on Debate, fascism, Hannah Arendt, Eichmann, banality of evil, banal regime, Bettina Stangneth

Hannah Arendt’s famous thesis is as often quoted as misunderstood. While she was proven wrong in assessing Eichmann’s historical role and personality, even where she erred, she did it in a creative, felicitous way. Eichmann's evil deeds were indeed banal if we refer to the feudal autonomy of agency enjoyed by castellans »

What comes first, disarmament or peace? Insights from fieldwork in Myanmar

by Francesco Buscemi

As the Myanmar peace process initiated by Thein Sein’s government in 2011 moves…

Societal effects of countering violent extremism and radicalization in Kosovo

by Ervjola Selenica and Agon Demjaha

Countering terrorism and preventing radicalization and violent extremism have taken center stage in donors’…

Death and rescue in the Central Mediterranean: overcoming the limits of private outsourcing

by Mario Ragazzi

The search-and-rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean were overall successful in saving thousands of…

Visual impressions from a field trip to Niger

by Francesco Strazzari and Luca Raineri

In november 2018 Luca Raineri and Francesco Strazzari conducted field research in Niger, spending…

Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación: a relentless growth?

by Carla Di Franco

(CC) Alex Lomix The Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) is a relatively new…

Insurgencies: interdisciplinary snapshots

by Giorgio Trichilo

On 24-25 September 2018 the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, Italy, hosted a two-day…

Restorative justice and terrorism: resisting evil with non-evil?

by Brunilda Pali

The restorative justice approach has great potential in responding to terrorist acts, and the ensuing polarization, because it focuses on forms of political and pre-political communication, exchange and encounters that are able to allow ‘difficult’ but respectful conversations in societal space.…

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