Making CVE Work: A Focused Approach Based on Process Disruption

One of the biggest barriers to designing a comprehensive Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programme is defining its scope. This paper argues for a narrow approach, focusing on disengagement and the disruption of recruitment. The author develops a simplified model of radicalisation and the concurrent terrorist recruitment process, proposing concrete themes for disruptive intervention and messaging. After analysing case studies of disengagement, the author offers recommendations for specific action to accomplish CVE goals by disrupting recruitment processes and deploying targeted messaging within the framework of the correlated models.

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How to cite: Berger, J.M. "Making CVE Work: A Focused Approach Based on Process Disruption", The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague 7, no. 5 (2016).

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19165/2016.1.05