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Supporting Agency and Facilitating Reintegration

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Although a widely used concept, there are theoretical, conceptual and empirical problems embedded within the ‘deradicalisation’ construct. One of these problems is the risk that it strips the individual of agency and implies that things are ‘being done’ to passive, weak-minded recipients, thus prioritising the effort to change attitudes and beliefs. This chapter examines how statutory and community-based organisations addressed the question of ‘deradicalisation’, finding success by focusing on developing individual agency and facilitating reintegration, rather than a concerted effort to force internal change. Discussion draws attention to the two-way notion of reintegration, that is, the need for both society and the individual to play a role in producing successful outcomes.

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Marsden, S.V. (2017). Supporting Agency and Facilitating Reintegration. In: Reintegrating Extremists. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55019-4_3

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