Counter-radicalisation policy and the securing of British identity The politics of Prevent [#448614]

Thomas Martin, "Counter-radicalisation policy and the securing of British identity: The politics of Prevent"
English | ISBN: 152614008X | 2019 | 208 pages | EPUB | 334 KB
This book offers an innovative account of Prevent, Britain's counter-radicalisation strategy, situating it as a novel form of power that has played a central role in the production and the policing of contemporary British identity. Drawing on interviews with those at the heart of Prevent's development, the book provides readers with an in-depth history and conceptualisation of the policy. The book demonstrates that Prevent is an ambitious new way of thinking about violence that has led to the creation of a