Walker, Dr Rob Faure
The Emergence of 'Extremism': Exposing the Violent Discourse and Language of 'Radicalisation'
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350199507
- author:
- Walker, Dr Rob Faure
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 248
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.8 centimetres (0.32 kg
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Language Arts, Linguistics,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Emergence of 'Extremism' Exposes the Violent Discourse and Language of 'Radicalisation' This book challenges the prevailing notion that expressing radical beliefs is a reliable predictor of future acts of political violence. Drawing on his experience with the UK's Prevent programme, Rob Faure Walker argues that this concept has led to counter-extremism strategies that undermine moderating mechanisms in a democracy. Walker explores how the language used to describe extremism can have damaging effects and promotes violence. He examines the generative mechanisms by which this language operates and presents a model for how discourse analysis and critical realism can help us understand and address these issues. By analysing the potentially oppressive properties of language, Walker offers an urgent critique of the global War on Terror's most pernicious aspects - those embedded in our everyday language and political discourse.
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