Religion and the Prevention of Violent Extremism

Author(s): Owen Frazer, Anaël Jambers
Series Editor(s): John Thompson
Journal Title: Thompson, John
Series: CSS Policy Perspectives
Volume: 6
Issue: 6
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2018

This CSS Policy Perspective highlights that one of the more sensitive topics in discussions on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) has been the relationship between violent extremism and religion, and the implications for P/CVE programs. In response, our authors here offer five tips for Western governments for a religion-sensitive approach to P/CVE, which include the need to 1) engage with religious viewpoints; 2) address the context-specific social, economic and political drivers that influence extremist groups; 3) avoid linking religious identities and violence, and more.

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