Independent report for the Department of International Development (DFID) : testing hypotheses on radicalisation in Afghanistan / Sarah Ladbury.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Kabul : Cooperation for Peace and Unity (CPAU), 2009.Description: 64 pages ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet DS371.3. L333 2009
Online resources: Summary: Summary: “This study focuses on Afghanistan and is one of a series that DFID has commissioned to examine frequently given hypotheses for radicalisation. Radicalisation is here defined as ‘the social processes by which people are brought to condone, legitimize, support or carry out violence for political or religious objectives’. The focus in this study is on why men join armed groups that present as religiously motivated, and how much support there is for this form their wider communities…”—(page 3).

Cover title.

“Report 14th August 2009”.

“Note: this is an independent consultancy report and does not represent official British government policy”—cover page.

“Why do men join the Taliban and Hizb-i Islami? ; how much do local communities support them?”—cover page.

“Includes bibliography”—(pages 54-59).

Summary: “This study focuses on Afghanistan and is one of a series that DFID has commissioned to examine frequently given hypotheses for radicalisation. Radicalisation is here defined as ‘the social processes by which people are brought to condone, legitimize, support or carry out violence for political or religious objectives’. The focus in this study is on why men join armed groups that present as religiously motivated, and how much support there is for this form their wider communities…”—(page 3).

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