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Balancing tolerance, security and Muslim engagement in the United Kingdom: The impact of the 'Prevent' agenda

O'Toole, Therese, DeHanas, Daniel Nilsson, Modood, Tariq (2012) Balancing tolerance, security and Muslim engagement in the United Kingdom: The impact of the 'Prevent' agenda. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 5 (3). pp. 373-389. ISSN 1753-9153. (doi:10.1080/17539153.2012.725570) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35981)

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Abstract

In this article, we consider how engagement with Muslims by the state has been conducted under the UK government's counter-radicalisation 'Prevent' agenda. New Labour's 'hearts and minds' approach to Prevent emphasised, and innovated, engagement with Muslim 'communities'. This approach was widely criticised, however, particularly in the way it merged Prevent with 'Community Cohesion'. By contrast, the current Coalition government's new Prevent strategy operates with a much thinner conception of engagement and stipulates that in future, Prevent and cohesion work will be kept separate. This new strategy signals less community engagement and a hardened line on the types of Muslim groups that can be engaged with. However, local actors driven by operational or normative concerns are pursuing somewhat different objectives, often outside of central funding streams. Such unintentional localism may sustain more participatory and inclusive modes of engagement with Muslims.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/17539153.2012.725570
Uncontrolled keywords: community engagement, counterterrorism, governance, Muslims
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Mita Mondal
Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2013 11:57 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:13 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35981 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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DeHanas, Daniel Nilsson.

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