The strategic ambiguity of the United Nations approach to preventing violent extremism/ (Record no. 42317)

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Personal name THISSEN Chuck
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Title The strategic ambiguity of the United Nations approach to preventing violent extremism/
Statement of responsibility, etc. Chuck Thiessen
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2022
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Summary, etc. The use of international peacebuilding as a delivery vehicle for preventing violent extremism (PVE) initiatives is a recent and pivotal development in United Nations (UN) counterterrorism strategy. However, existing research has not considered the contradictions that emerge when international organizations transition to new peacebuilding approaches such as PVE. Further, it remains unclear whether and how intervening organizations overcome these contradictions. Based on forty-seven interviews with UN, government, and nongovernmental organization officials in Kyrgyzstan and New York this article critically analyzes the shift to PVE as an underlying strategic approach to UN peacebuilding and the mismatch between external expectations and local priorities. Interview narratives feature ambiguity in conceptions of foundational PVE concepts and in how interveners reference a menu of drivers for violent extremism according to project requirements. This article argues that ambiguity is strategically tolerated and employed, whereby not clarifying the terms of engagement with (sub-)national counterparts supports external agendas and achieves a basic unity of purpose by permitting counterparts increased managerial latitude to satisfy self-interests.
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Bulletin Heading UN, TERRORISM, STRATEGY, VIOLENT
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Topical term or geographic name entry element COUNTERTERRORISM
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Topical term or geographic name entry element PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM (PVE)
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Topical term or geographic name entry element UNITED NATIONS (UN)
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Main entry heading Studies in Conflict & Terrorism:
Related parts Vol.45, No 1,2,3, January, February, March 2022, pp. 111-132 (114)
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1657304">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1657304</a>
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          Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals 16/02/2023   UNITED NATION'S (UN) 69235.1001 03/01/2024 1 03/01/2024 Journal Article