Ecology of Violent Extremism

The Ecology of Violent Extremism brings together leading theorists and practitioners to describe an ecological or systems approach to violent extremism.

Lisa Schirch is North American Research Director for the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, Senior Policy Advisor with the Alliance for Peacebuilding, and Research Professor at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University.

Forward - Kevin Clements, Toda Peace Institute Preface - Lisa Schirch How to Use this Book Acronyms Biographies Section 1: The Ecology of Violent Extremism 1.The Landscape of Terror - Lisa Schirch 2.Mapping Correlations and Theories of Change in the Ecology of Violent Extremism - Lisa Schirch 3.Unintended Impacts and Ecological Metaphors of Violent Extremism - Lisa Schirch Section 2: Ecological Analysis of Violent Extremism 4.Alt-Right and Jihad - Scott Atran 5.Radical Islamist and Radical Christianist Nuclear Terrorism - Frances Flannery 6.The Private Sector and Violent Extremism - Stone Conroy 7.The Neurobiology of Violent Extremism - Mari Fitzduff 8.Youth and the Security Sector - Mark Hamilton 9.Advancing a Gender Perspective and Women's Participation in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism - Rafia Bhulai 10.Climate Change and Violent Extremism - Lisa Schirch Section 3: The Ecology of Counterterrorism 11.Principles of Effective Counterterrorism - Alistair Millar 12.Overcoming Violent Extremism in the Middle East: Lessons from the Arab Spring - Sverre Lodgaard 13.Civil Society Engagement to Prevent Violent Extremism - David Cortright 14.Six Principles for Enabling State Responses - Lena Slachmuijlder 15.Legal Restrictions and Counterterrorism - Kay Guinane 16.Proscribing Peace: The Impact of Terrorist Listing on Peacebuilding Organizations - Teresa Dumasy and Sophie Haspeslagh Section 4: The Ecology of Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) 17.The Evolution of CVE Policy - Elizabeth Hume and Laura Strawmyer 18.Countering Violent Extremism Framework - Humera Khan and Adnan Ansari 19.CVE in the United States: Unscientific and Stigmatizing National Security Theater - Arjun S. Sethi 20.Islamisation, Securitization and Peacebuilding Responses to P/CVE - Mohammed Abu-Nimer 21.CVE, DDR, Social Capital, and the Women, Peace & Security Agenda- Dean Piedmont and Gabrielle Belli Section 5: The Ecology of Peacebuilding 22.Addressing Terrorism: A Theory of Change Approach - John Paul Lederach 23.Negotiation and Violent Extremism: Why Engage, and Why Not? - William Zartman and Guy Olivier Faure 24.Peacebuilding Principles for Transforming Violent Extremism - Lena Slachmuijlder 25.Peacebuilding Approaches to Working with Young People - by Saji Prelis, Michael Shipler, Rachel Walsh, and Lena Slachmuijlder 26.Peacebuilding Narratives and CVE - Lena Slachmuijlder 27.A Peacebuilding Approach to Media and Conflict Sensitive Journalism - Myriam Aziz and Lisa Schirch 28.To Defeat Terrorism, Use 'People Power' - Maria J. Stephan and Leanne Erdberg 29.Preventing Violence through a Trauma Healing Approach - Veronica Lavet Section 6: Case Studies 30.The Ecology of Violent Extremism in Kenya - Millicent Otieno 31.P/CVE through Empowering Women Economically and Socially in Pakistan - Mossarat Qadeem 32.The Radical Muslim and the Radical Mennonite: An Interfaith Encounter for Peace in Indonesia - Agnes Chen, Paulus Hartono, and Agus Suyanto 33.What Works to Prevent Violent Extremism: Lessons from Employment and Education Programs - Rebecca Wolfe and Keith Proctor 34.A Child-Focused Perspective on the P/CVE Paradigm - Matthew J.O. Scott 35.Putting Human Dignity at the Center: An Alternative Perspective on "Countering Violent Extremism" - Nell Bolton and Aaron Chassy 36.Toward a Synergy of Approaches to Human Security - Policy Recommendations