This book examines de-radicalisation policy in the UK, and addresses the contradictions evident in the conceptualisation and practice of de-radicalisation.

It explores three main themes that touch upon some of the most pressing issues of our day: security, identity and religion. Situated within the Prevent strand of the UK Counter-Terrorism and administered by the police through the Channel Programme, policymakers have promoted de-radicalisation as a vital instrument of counter-terrorism in the fight against terrorism. Despite the political and legal importance of de-radicalisation...