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The Emergence of 'Extremism' - Exposing the Violent Discourse and Language of 'Radicalisation' (Hardcover)
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The Emergence of 'Extremism' - Exposing the Violent Discourse and Language of 'Radicalisation' (Hardcover)
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The idea that the expression of radical beliefs is a predictor to
future acts of political violence has been a central tenet of
counter-extremism over the last two decades. Not only has this
imposed a duty upon doctors, lecturers and teachers to inform on
the radical beliefs of their patients and students but, as this
book argues, it is also a fundamentally flawed concept. Informed by
his own experience with the UK's Prevent programme while teaching
in a Muslim community, Rob Faure Walker explores the linguistic
emergence of 'extremism' in political discourse and the potentially
damaging generative effect of this language. Taking a new approach
which combines critical discourse analysis with critical realism,
this book shows how the fear of being labelled as an 'extremist'
has resulted in counter-terrorism strategies which actually
undermine moderating mechanisms in a democracy. Analysing the
generative mechanisms by which the language of counter-extremism
might actually promote violence, Faure Walker explains how
understanding the potentially oppressive properties of language can
help us transcend them. The result is an imminent critique of the
most pernicious aspects of the global War on Terror, those that are
embedded in our everyday language and political discourse. Drawing
on the author's own successful lobbying activities against
counter-extremism, this book presents a model for how discourse
analysis and critical realism can and should engage with the
political and how this will affect meaningful change.
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