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A thought-provoking examination of violent extremism that highlights the importance of resilience, social cohesion, and adaptive peacebuilding in creating lasting peace.
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the social, political, and institutional factors that contribute to violent extremism while offering practical approaches to strengthening communities through peacebuilding and sustainable development. Rather than focusing solely on traditional security measures, it presents an alternative framework centered on resilience, cooperation, and long-term social stability.
Combining theoretical perspectives with real-world evidence, the authors challenge conventional counter-extremism strategies by emphasizing the role of adaptive peacebuilding in helping societies navigate conflict and uncertainty. Through detailed case studies from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East—including Syria, Iraq, Mozambique, Niger, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines—the book examines how different communities experience, respond to, and recover from the pressures that can fuel violent extremism.
Drawing on complexity theory, the volume explains how societies function as dynamic systems that continually adapt to changing conditions. It demonstrates how peacebuilding initiatives can strengthen resilience, enhance local capacity, and support sustainable peace in environments characterized by instability, uncertainty, and rapid change.
Readers will gain valuable insights into:
- The underlying social and political drivers of violent extremism
- The principles of resilience and adaptive peacebuilding
- How complexity theory informs conflict prevention and peacebuilding strategies
- Comparative case studies from regions affected by conflict and instability
- Practical recommendations for promoting long-term peace and institutional resilience
Blending scholarly research with practical analysis, this book is an essential resource for students, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working in peacebuilding, security studies, conflict resolution, international development, and efforts to prevent violent extremism.
An Open Access edition is also available under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.
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