The Globalisation of Countering Violent Extremism Policies

The globalisation of Countering Violent Extremism policies Undermining human rights, instrumentalising civil society.

The globalisation of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) policies is the most significant development in counterterrorism policy in the last decade. What began as a rhetorical commitment from a handful of agencies has developed into a plethora of policies, deployed from Finland to the Philippines. This report includes a foreword by UN Special Rapporteur Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin.

Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• The origins and proliferation of CVE policies
• Of hearts and minds
• Going Dutch
• British extremes
• Global proliferation
• Problematizing CVE
• Vague definitions
• Empirical incoherence
• Undermining civil society
• Expanded surveillance
• Internet censorship
• ‘Abuse’ of CVE programmes
• Lack of formal legal and political accountability
• The European Union
• Background
• Beyond Islam
• From dangerous spaces to ‘bio politics’
• The institutional framework
• EU Radicalisation Awareness Network and Centre of Excellence
• Countering terrorist propaganda online
• Funding programmes
• The United Nations
• Background
• From countering terrorism to preventing violent extremism
• All out for censorship and counter-narratives
• An alternative vision
• The Global Counterterrorism Forum
• Background
• GCFT CVE working group
• The Hedayah Center
• GCERF
• Conclusion
• Evaluating CVE frameworks: twelve tests for legitimate and effective policies
• Notes

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