This archive covers Prevent as part of a profitable counter-extremism lobby of think-tanks, MPs and media – and the effect of this on laws and in society.
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CategoriesReports Community ResourcesThe globalisation of counter-extremism (CVE) is an emerging human rights concern, due to Britain’s failed Prevent counter-extremism strategy being sanitised and presented as a framework for global blueprints.
CategoriesEducation Resources Know Your RightsOn counter-extremism against anti-racism in education, this handbook from the Black Students’ Campaign is a relaunch of their original, for student unions, officers and organisers.
CategoriesReportsThis report on the negative impact of the Prevent strategy in the north, by Just Yorkshire and Leeds Beckett University was among the first to suggest “a progressive alternative”.
CategoriesJournal Articles Health ResourcesAmong the first empirical studies of how healthcare workers are trained to perform a counter-terrorism role under the UK Prevent strategy, this report evidences safeguarding professionals ethical concerns.
CategoriesStatements Health ResourcesThis position statement as early as 2016 by the Royal College of Psychiatrists raises pressing ethical concerns about Prevent’s impact on the therapeutic relationship.
CategoriesHealth Case Study Our Cases LibraryAn NHS Administrator was one of the first to report concerns with counter-extremism in health, when he was faced with Prevent training at work.
CategoriesEducation Case Study Our Cases LibraryIslamophobia on campus directed at a Muslim social sciences student is enabled by the anti-Muslim bias created by counter-extremism and Prevent.
CategoriesOur Cases LibraryA Buxton primary school distributed survey in a counter-extremism data collection attempt that includes questions to children on their religious, ethical and political views.
CategoriesBooksIn this monograph focusing on the problems and limitations of British attempts to “prevent violent extremism” relevant to its time, Thomas argues for “new, cohesion-based approaches”.
CategoriesReports Community Resources Education ResourcesIt was CAGE who first drew out the Police State as the end goal of counter-extremism policy in this first report outlining how Prevent securitises Muslim life.