Radicalization, Terrorism, and Countering Extremism

A timely book that delves into one of the most complex issues of today and does so using a comparative analysis that will be relied on for years to come. The research foundation of this text is solid and the authors build upon it by using real-life case studies and approaches that animate this subject in the real world. Christie and Ahmad have provided a resource that is highly useful for policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and students. -- Mubin Shaikh, Professor of Public Safety at Seneca Polytechnic
This new text provides an excellent discussion and analysis of global radicalization policy. By assessing the causes of radicalization, outcomes of de-radicalization, and global responses to these phenomena the authors give the reader exceptional coverage of a complex web of issues. -- Alexander Gilder, Associate Professor of International Law and Security, University of Reading, UK
Examining the factors leading to radicalization and mobilization to violence as well as those that can prevent and move a person back off the terrorist trajectory is crucial to countering political violence, terrorism, and violent extremism in our time. This book provides a start in the right direction. -- Anne Speckhard, Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown School of Medicine and Founder/Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE)