Caught between the urgent and the comprehensible: professionals’ understanding of violent extremism

摘要: ABSTRACTThe present article focuses on how 13 professionals in key organisations Sweden – all commissioned to design social and pedagogical efforts prevent recruitment terror groups that commit violence the name of Islam understand reason regarding root causes possible measures counteract it. The informants’ reasoning is analysed through critical discourse analysis, aim being investigate discursive practices influence construction a Swedish “prevention violent extremism”. analysis shows reasoning, conflict can be found between security-driven doctrines strive individualise issue “violent extremism”, their understanding segregation primary, though indirect, factor sparking “radicalisation”. This seems impair use professional language describe talk about practical methodology informants are developing.