Violent extremist groups differ in many aspects- ideology, operations, geography etc.- but almost all seek and recruit disillusioned young men as fighters on their front lines. The ubiquity of this strategy means that young men are drawn to such groups less because of the groups' specific beliefs and more out of an inherent need to fulfill their identities as men. Policies and analysis to counter violent extremism must therefore incorporate gender analysis-- "men-stream" their efforts- in order to identify factors that make men vulnerable to recruitment by extremist groups. Acknowledgements: I would like to thank my mentors at George Washington University who have introduced me to the field of gender and development and have provided invalu...
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AbstractUsing the case of men in favour of equality, this article shows various attempts by males to...
Men who join militant Islamist networks often frame their participation in masculine terms, as prote...
Engaging men has now become part of established global efforts to prevent violence against women and...
The literature stresses the importance of taking a gendered approach in P/CVE programming. Women’s p...
How does gender identity factor into preventing violent extremism, and rehabilitating individuals in...
For over two decades, the global community has endeavored to prevent and combat violent extremism. I...
Last year, the UK saw four violent extremist attacks, three jihadi, and one ‘far-right’.1 ISIS and t...
A holistic approach to Counter Violent Extremism (CVE) in the Internet Environment and Social Media ...
Research and practice on the gender dimensions of efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism (...
In recent years, increased attention has been given to the role of women in preventing and counterin...
The United Nations’ fifth Sustainable Development Goal on gender equality states that it is “not onl...
Michael Flood argues that men's anti-violence activism is an important element in the project of end...
More than two decades of research -- often originating in US colleges and universities -- have cryst...
In this multimedia presentation, I combine images and text to argue that organized violence in the g...
Adopting a gender comparative approach, this thesis examines why roles that appear similar in type a...
AbstractUsing the case of men in favour of equality, this article shows various attempts by males to...
Men who join militant Islamist networks often frame their participation in masculine terms, as prote...
Engaging men has now become part of established global efforts to prevent violence against women and...