Ecology of 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 InstitutePreface – Lisa SchirchHow to Use this BookAcronymsBiographiesSection 1: The Ecology of Violent Extremism 1.The Landscape of Terror - Lisa Schirch2.Mapping Correlations and Theories of Change in the Ecology of Violent Extremism - Lisa Schirch3.Unintended Impacts and Ecological Metaphors of Violent Extremism - Lisa SchirchSection 2: Ecological Analysis of Violent Extremism4.Alt-Right and Jihad – Scott Atran5.Radical Islamist and Radical Christianist Nuclear Terrorism - Frances Flannery6.The Private Sector and Violent Extremism - Stone Conroy7.The Neurobiology of Violent Extremism - Mari Fitzduff8.Youth and the Security Sector – Mark Hamilton9.Advancing a Gender Perspective and Women’s Participation in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism – Rafia Bhulai10.Climate Change and Violent Extremism – Lisa SchirchSection 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 Lodgaard13.Civil Society Engagement to Prevent Violent Extremism - David Cortright14.Six Principles for Enabling State Responses - Lena Slachmuijlder15.Legal Restrictions and Counterterrorism – Kay Guinane16.Proscribing Peace: The Impact of Terrorist Listing on Peacebuilding Organizations – Teresa Dumasy and Sophie HaspeslaghSection 4: The Ecology of Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) 17.The Evolution of CVE Policy - Elizabeth Hume and Laura Strawmyer18.Countering Violent Extremism Framework – Humera Khan and Adnan Ansari19.CVE in the United States: Unscientific and Stigmatizing National Security Theater - Arjun S. Sethi20.Islamisation, Securitization and Peacebuilding Responses to P/CVE - Mohammed Abu-Nimer21.CVE, DDR, Social Capital, and the Women, Peace & Security Agenda– Dean Piedmont and Gabrielle BelliSection 5: The Ecology of Peacebuilding 22.Addressing Terrorism: A Theory of Change Approach – John Paul Lederach23.Negotiation and Violent Extremism: Why Engage, and Why Not? – William Zartman and Guy Olivier Faure24.Peacebuilding Principles for Transforming Violent Extremism – Lena Slachmuijlder25.Peacebuilding Approaches to Working with Young People – by Saji Prelis, Michael Shipler, Rachel Walsh, and Lena Slachmuijlder26.Peacebuilding Narratives and CVE - Lena Slachmuijlder27.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 Erdberg29.Preventing Violence through a Trauma Healing Approach - Veronica LavetSection 6: Case Studies30.The Ecology of Violent Extremism in Kenya - Millicent Otieno31.P/CVE through Empowering Women Economically and Socially in Pakistan - Mossarat Qadeem32.The Radical Muslim and the Radical Mennonite: An Interfaith Encounter for Peace in Indonesia – Agnes Chen, Paulus Hartono, and Agus Suyanto33.What Works to Prevent Violent Extremism: Lessons from Employment and Education Programs – Rebecca Wolfe and Keith Proctor34.A Child-Focused Perspective on the P/CVE Paradigm - Matthew J.O. Scott35.Putting Human Dignity at the Center: An Alternative Perspective on “Countering Violent Extremism” - Nell Bolton and Aaron Chassy36.Toward a Synergy of Approaches to Human Security – Policy Recommendations

An excellent and timely volume examining in great depth the complexities of violent extremism. Its rich insights provide conceptual and practical tools for addressing this issue globally.