Working Paper on enabling environments, drivers, and occurrence/nonoccurrence of violent extremism

Written by

Kari M. Osland

Director

Alessio Iocchi

Former employee

Ed.

Summary:

Why does violent extremism not occur in enabling environments? Based on recent field work in the Sahel and the Maghreb region this is the main question we seek to understand in this working paper. To understand non-occurrence and thereby the foundations of social and individual resilience, we also need to understand the drivers of violent extremism and why they gain traction among some populations while others show much higher degrees of resilience. To achieve this, we will zoom in on cases in Mali, Niger, Tunisia and Morocco, showcasing different trajectories of occurrence and non-occurrence.

Published year: 2021
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Publisher: PREVEX
Language: English