scholarly journals Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Liesbeth van der Heide
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Academic Literature

While much time and effort in terrorism studies has gone into finding an answer to the question of why people radicalise, the question of how to rehabilitate individuals has received renewed attention with the return of many citizens who had joined the Islamic State. This has led to an increase in both programs and interventions aimed at ‘deradicalising’ or ‘disengaging’ individuals as well as studies that aim to assess the effectiveness of such efforts. This article/presentation provides an overview of the main elements of rehabilitation and reintegration programs for violent extremist offenders based on international research assessing 34 rehabilitation and reintegration programs. In the second half of the article, an evaluation of the Dutch approach to reintegrating violent extremist offenders in and after prison is presented. Finally, the main lessons learned from these programs as well as the academic literature are discussed.

Lessons Learned from ISIS Recruitment in Turkey: A Paradigm Shift in Counterterrorism Is Needed

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suleyman Ozeren ◽  
Suat Cubukcu ◽  
Mehmet F. Bastug
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Transit Country ◽  
Different Levels

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been unprecedentedly effective in recruiting foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs). While Turkey has been a transit country and a major hub for ISIS’s logistical and human resources, it also has become a prolific hotbed for its recruitment. Based on face-to-face interviews and open-source reports, this paper provides an in-depth assessment of ISIS’s recruitment structure and the challenges that Turkey faces in relation to ISIS’s activities and FTFs. We conclude with a set of recommendations and a roadmap for pursuing effective and sustainable policies against ISIS. Overall, Turkey should adopt a paradigm shift on counterterrorism, transform the security and intelligence apparatus, and develop rehabilitation programs that consider the specificity of individuals’ radicalization at different levels.

scholarly journals Analysis of Normative Orders in International Mediation: Lessons learned from the Colombian Peace Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-27
Author(s):  
Darius Pscherer
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Scientific Models ◽  
International Peace ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
International Mediation

The following paper summarizes the findings of a bachelor thesis that analysed the role of normative orders in international mediation by examining the norms applied during the Colombian peace process. The objective of the investigation is defined by the research question, which lessons-learnt can be derived from the Havana Process for the categorization of normative orders in international peace mediation? For answering that question the author analyses the norms and principles applied during the Colombian peace process and thereby, shows the potential to enhance existing scientific models and log-frames for the analysis of norms in peace mediation. The paper provides a new model for classifying normative frameworks by integrating the stage of negotiation as another classifying dimension. Therefore, the model is called “Process-Oriented Model for Categorizing Norms in International Mediation”. The research is built upon a qualitative research conducted in the Colombian cities Medellin and Bogota, where the author held interviews with scientific researchers, political decision-makers, and civil society organisations. The results of the research are complemented by a substantial review of existing academic literature about norms in international peace mediation and the Colombian peace process.

scholarly journals Exchanging Disaster Science Expertise Between Countries—A Japanese Personal Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 233-250
Author(s):  
Osamu Murao
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Broad Array ◽  
International Collaborative ◽  
International Collaborative Research ◽  
Disaster Science

Abstract Having experienced firsthand the catastrophic Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, Tohoku University founded the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) in 2012. IRIDeS staff, with a broad array of relevant specializations, conducts world-class research on disaster science and disaster mitigation in collaboration with organizations from many countries. As a member of IRIDeS, Prof. Osamu Murao, the founder and manager of the International Strategy for Disaster Mitigation Laboratory (ISDM), has conducted several international collaborative research projects. This chapter briefly reports on the activities of the IRIDeS and ISDM and highlights key factors for successful international collaborative research and exchange experiences with other countries. The author recounts his initial collaborative research experience in a long-term project examining Taiwan’s recovery from the impact of the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake which was the foundation of the international research collaboration at ISDM. The chapter concludes with a summary of the valuable lessons learned from the author’s participation in this research.

The Quiet Decline of the UK Cartel OffenceA Principled Victory in the Face of Practical Failure

2021 ◽  
pp. 337-358
Author(s):  
Angus MacCulloch
Keyword(s):  
Initial Phase ◽  
Hard Core ◽  
Parallel Process ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Uk

In Chapter 13, Angus MacCulloch focuses on criminal enforcement. The UK Cartel Offence was introduced in the Enterprise Act 2002 to challenge hard-core cartels and enhance the deterrent effect of the UK competition regime. In its initial phase of operation there was some success. However, a number of significant cases failed to secure convictions. This damaged confidence in the ability of the UK competition authorities to bring successful prosecutions, and ultimately questioned the usefulness of the Cartel Offence. This chapter examines the problems that beset the original Cartel Offence and the lessons learned from the small number of prosecutions brought before the courts. It goes on to examine the reforms in 2013, that removed the controversial ‘dishonesty’ element from the offence, and replaced it with carve outs for openness and publication. Alongside the practical issues in relation to the development of the UK Cartel Offence consideration is also given to a parallel process which saw a form of consensus developing in the academic literature as to the nature of the wrong at the heart of individual cartel activity. It is suggested that this greater understanding can be used to direct efforts to rebuild confidence in the reformed UK Cartel Offence going forward. Increased importance should be given to the securing of good evidence of individual culpability in relation to cartel activity during the investigation phase. It argues that once good evidence is secured, better prosecution cases can be built on the basis of the new narrative of wrongfulness for hard core cartel activity.

Lessons Learned and Ways Forward

2019 ◽  
pp. 233-248
Author(s):  
Misa Kayama ◽  
Wendy L. Haight ◽  
May-Lee Ku ◽  
Minhae Cho ◽  
Hee Yun Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
International Research ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cultural Model ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
The U.S

Chapter 9 summarizes findings from a decade-long program of cross-cultural research on disability, stigmatization, and children’s developing cultural selves in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S. It articulates implications for a developmental cultural model of disability, methodological approaches, practice, policy, and future research. It also discusses challenges of cross-cultural research including working within international research teams.

scholarly journals An Era of Appropriate Technology: Evolutions, Oversights and Opportunities

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Lissenden ◽  
Siri Maley ◽  
Khanjan Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Implementation Strategy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Project Lifecycle

As we develop practical, innovative and sustainable technology solutions for resource-constrained settings, what can we learn from the Appropriate Technology (AT) movement? Based on a review of academic literature over the past 35 years, this article identifies, and chronologically maps, the defining tenets and metrics of success advocated by scholars. The literature has gradually evolved from general musings into concrete lessons learned, while the definitions of “success” have transitioned from laboratory success into practical application and long-term usefulness. Nonetheless, juxtaposing this scholastic history with actual projects reveals three major gaps in AT philosophy related to a lack of 1) bilateral knowledge exchange, 2) emphasis on venture scalability, and 3) integration of implementation strategy through the project lifecycle. This article argues that rethinking and repositioning AT with a human-centric narrative emphasizing sustainability and scalability is imperative in order to revitalize and accelerate the AT movement and to achieve the large-scale impact it was expected to deliver.

scholarly journals Factors Determining Organic Farming Adoption: International Research Results and Lessons Learned for Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
NFN Ashari ◽  
NFN Sharifuddin ◽  
Mohamed Zainal Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
International Research ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Good Prospect ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Determinant Factors

<p>Indonesia is potential to develop organic farming as it has suitable land and supporting technology. Demand for organic product is supposed to increase in the future due to people’s awareness about safety and healthy food. It implies that organic farming has a good prospect to develop as agriculture-base business. However, it seems that farmers’ response to adopt organic farming technology is very low indicated by low rate of adoption. Actually, many countries have experiences in term of organic farming. This paper aims to assess determinant factors of organic farming adoption based on international research experiences and to withdraw lessons learned to raise adoption rate in Indonesia. The results showed that the determinant factors of organic farming adoption consisted of various aspects, i.e. (1) information and knowledge availability, (2) economic and financial motives, (3) technical and management skills, (4) social consideration, (5) environmental concern, (6) institutional environment, and (7) farmers’ socio-economic and demographic background. Accordingly, those aspects should be taken into account in policy formulation to encourage organic farming adoption. Indeed, government’s role is very crucial, mainly to convince farmers about organic farming benefit and to provide information as well as technical assistance.</p><p> </p><p>Abstrak</p><p>Indonesia memiliki potensi besar untuk mengembangkan pertanian organik karena tersedia lahan dan teknologi pendukungnya. Permintaan produk organik juga diperkirakan meningkat pada masa mendatang seiring dengan meningkatnya kesadaran masyarakat tentang pangan yang aman dan sehat. Hal ini menyiratkan bahwa pertanian organik memiliki prospek bagus sebagai bisnis berbasis pertanian. Namun, nampaknya respon petani untuk mengadopsi teknologi pertanian organik sangat lambat yang ditunjukkan oleh rendahnya tingkat adopsi. Sebetulnya banyak negara yang memiliki pengalaman dalam adopsi pertanian organik seperti dikemukakan sejumlah literatur. Tujuan makalah ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor penentu adopsi pertanian organik berdasarkan pengalaman penelitian di manca negara dan menarik pelajaran untuk meningkatkan tingkat adopsi di Indonesia. Sumber literatur adalah hasil hasil penelitian terkait dengan adopsi pertanian organik baik di negara maju maupun berkembang. Hasil tinjauan menunjukkan bahwa faktor penentu adopsi pertanian organik terdiri dari berbagai aspek, yaitu (1) tersedianya informasi dan pengetahuan, (2) motif ekonomi dan keuangan, (3) keterampilan teknis dan manajemen, (4) pertimbangan sosial, (5) kepedulian lingkungan, (6) lingkungan kelembagaan, dan (7) latar belakang sosial ekonomi dan demografi petani. Dengan demikian, untuk mendorong adopsi pertanian organik sejumlah aspek tersebut harus dipertimbangkan dalam perumusan kebijakan dan program. Peran pemerintah sangat penting terutama untuk meyakinkan petani tentang manfaat pertanian organik, penyediaan informasi, maupun bantuan teknis bagi petani</p>

LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FROM THE UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Yin ◽  
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Saloni Tandon ◽  
Kimberly N. Aguilera ◽  
Thomas M. Etzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Research Experience
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