What should ordinary citizens be doing?
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An expert on what terrorism law says, and why we don’t need a new one.
Gove and Rishi Sunak trailed the change as a response to Gaza protests – but this definition has nothing to do with them.
New definitions don’t protect communities or deter extremists.
Rooting the definition of ‘Islamist extremism’ in Islamic concepts, not British values, reduces the risk of the British state implying that Islam stands apart from British society.
Far from restoring confidence in these institutions, it’s likely interventions will just inflame moral outrage
A nationwide report on Islamophobia on campus reveals that friendships between those of different backgrounds is most effective at dispelling racist views.
Governments must think very carefully before sacrificing the very human rights that give the state its identity and democracy.
You can’t demand rebellion for long without inviting the suspicion of the state.
A flawed approach on both sides of the British political divide.
Families of those at risk of extremism need to be supported, not judged.
Extremism and terrorism should not be simply interlinked.
The scheme has many critics, but the numbers show that it’s working well.
Despite the publication of promising new statistics on referrals to the Prevent counter-terrorism programme, the strategy remains a blunt instrument.
Changes proposed in a new counter-terrorism bill would make the line between pre-criminal and criminal actions ever more uncertain.
Counter-terrorism legislation has created a permanent zone of suspicion – but not for everyone.
Social isolation feeds into extremism and terrorism.
Unless people know their information is secure, how can they feel confident about coming forward to authorities?
The word only appears 14 times in the UK’s parliamentary record between 1803 and 2005. Now it is everywhere.
We need to learn the skills of living together.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Human Rights, University of Bristol
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Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Research England Fellow, UCL
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Senior Research Fellow, International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor in Faith and Peaceful Relations at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Professor of Society & Belief, SOAS, University of London
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Tutor, SOAS, University of London
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Lecturer in International Relations, University of Kent