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Project

Desistance from Violent Extremism.

This research project aims to connect two neighbouring fields of study: desistance from crime and disengagement from violent extremism. It does so (1) by systematically comparing both literatures, (2) by applying desistance theories to narratives of extremist disengagement and, (3) by examining current efforts to promote disengagement in Belgium through a criminological lens.

Date:30 Dec 2021 →  29 May 2022
Keywords:deradicalisation, Desistance, disengagement, violent extremism
Disciplines:Criminology not elsewhere classified, Criminological theories, Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation, Youth and life course criminology