- Social Identity, Political Violence and Terrorism, Social Inclusion, Political Extremism/Radicalism/Populism, Social identity processes, Radicalization, and 17 moreReligious Extremism, Terrorism, Religious Extremism, Preventing violent extremism, Disengagement, deradicalisation & reintegration, Violent Radicalisation, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, New Religious Movements, Religion and Violence, Popular radicalism, Youth homelessness, Social enterprise for sustainable livlihoods, Disengagement, Disengaged young people, Qualitative Research, Terrorism, and Securityedit
- Dr Kate Barrelle is a clinical and forensic psychologist. Along with Bec Scott, Kate is the co-founder of STREAT, a f... moreDr Kate Barrelle is a clinical and forensic psychologist. Along with Bec Scott, Kate is the co-founder of STREAT, a food-system social enterprise in Melbourne that provides holistic support, training and work experience to disadvantaged and at-risk young people (www.streat.com.au). As a Work Integrated Social Enterprise, STREAT runs a portfolio of hospitality and urban agriculture businesses in which the young people do their training. STREAT is the backbone organisation in a collective impact network of for-purpose environmental and social actors working towards a fair, regenerative and connected food system. Kate is passionate about disengagement from violent extremism, behaviour change and impact measurement. Her PhD research involved in-depth interviews with former extremists about leaving violent extremist groups and how they re-connected to their families and society afterwards. Kate also consults to grassroots organisations, families, NGOs, service providers, and police and government about evidence-based early intervention and how systems can assist young people who might be at risk. She is also the handler of Magic, the therapy dog at STREAT.edit
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This thesis investigated individual disengagement from violent extremism in liberal democracies. Despite enormous investment of the last two decades into responses to terrorism, the exit and reintegration processes of extremists back into... more
This thesis investigated individual disengagement from violent extremism in liberal democracies. Despite enormous investment of the last two decades into responses to terrorism, the exit and reintegration processes of extremists back into the community are not well understood. Whilst most extremists struggle with the transition back into society, most are eventually able to move on with their lives, becoming citizens again. Most do so unassisted. Therefore, studying the phenomenon of natural disengagement is a critical avenue to understanding why people choose to leave, how they leave, how they reconnect and what areas of their lives undergo change in doing so. Given the paucity of empirical data on this topic, the primary purpose of this research project was to generate such data. The second goal was to analyse the empirical data from the perspective of participants themselves, addressing the question: 'What is the experience of disengagement from the perspective of extremists ...
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This paper presents new findings about individual disengagement from violent extremism in a Western context. Despite enormous investment of the last two decades in responses to terrorism, the exit and reintegration processes of extremists... more
This paper presents new findings about individual disengagement from violent extremism in a Western context. Despite enormous investment of the last two decades in responses to terrorism, the exit and reintegration processes of extremists back into the community are not well understood. Whilst most extremists struggle with the transition back into society, most eventually move on with their lives, becoming citizens again. Most do so unassisted. Therefore, studying the phenomenon of natural disengagement is a critical avenue to understanding why people choose to leave, how they leave, how they reconnect and what areas of their lives undergo change in doing so. Fifteen themes emerged directly from the transcripts of 22 interviews with former extremists from a range of different ideological backgrounds. These themes clustered into five domains which collectively represent the phenomenological essence of disengagement from extremism, including subsequent re-engagement with society. A key finding is that sustained disengagement is actually about the proactive, holistic and harmonious engagement the person has with wider society afterwards. Building on existing empirical research, this paper proposes a tentative five-domain, three-level model of disengagement called the Pro-Integration Model.