ISF International Security Forum

Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 14:00 - 15:30

Hosted by the Center for Security Studies (CSS)

The threat posed by Islamist terrorism is an evolving one. And yet radicalization – the internalization of a particular set of beliefs, ideologies and worldviews that condone, legitimize and, in some cases, facilitate violent behavior – is a common and recurring theme. This panel, Radicalization and Deradicalization: How Terrorism Begins and Ends, identifies regional and global trends in radicalization and deradicalization. While many agree on the important role radicalization has played in persuading individuals to participate in terrorism, there is continued disagreement concerning the pathways and processes of radicalization, and over approaches needed to impede and reverse radicalization when and where it occurs. Three expert panelists will offer their insights on emerging trends of radicalization and the evolving threat of homegrown and international terrorism, with a focus on European, North American and global trends.

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Chair

Alex Wilner
Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Speakers

Brian M Jenkins
Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation, Washington, DC, US

Edwin Bakker
Research Fellow, International Centre for Counterterrorism (ICCT), The Hague, The Netherlands
Professor, Centre for Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Leiden University, The Hague, The Netherlands

Lorenzo Vidino
TAPIR Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

More on Discussion Topic

Terrorism, Extremism

Location

Yellow Room