How to Counter Radical Narratives: Dutch Deradicalization Policy in the Case of Moluccan and Islamic Radicals

This article deals with the role of government in encouraging the decline of radical movements. The question posed is: "Which story can the government tell to encourage the decline of radical groups and the disengagement of their members?" The article makes use of the survey of factors pro...

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Published in:Studies in conflict and terrorism 2010-05, Vol.33 (5), p.408-428
Main Authors: Demant, Froukje, GRAAF, BEATRICE DE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COUNTER TERRORISM
Counterterrorism
Discourse Analysis
Disengagement
GOVERNMENT
Islam
Moluccas
Narratives
Netherlands
Perception of others
Policy analysis
Political movements
Radical groups
Radicalism
SOCIAL POLICY
Survey data
Terrorism
Terrorist Organizations
Youth
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Summary:This article deals with the role of government in encouraging the decline of radical movements. The question posed is: "Which story can the government tell to encourage the decline of radical groups and the disengagement of their members?" The article makes use of the survey of factors promoting decline and disengagement drawn up by Demant, Slootman, Buijs ( † ) and Tillie in 2008, as well as the factor "official policy strategies" based on concepts taken from discourse analysis, adapted to counterterrorism and deradicalization strategies by De Graaf in 2009. The article will therefore not address the different practical measures in this field, but focus instead on the perception of these official measures by the radicals. It will illustrate this with two case studies: the deradicalization of South Moluccan youths in the 1970s and of jihadist radicals after 2001, both in the Netherlands. † Deceased.
ISSN:1057-610X
1521-0731
DOI:10.1080/10576101003691549