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7261147 

Journal Article 

Preventing Violent Radicalisation: the Italian Case Paradox 

Berardinelli, D; Guglielminetti, L; , 

2018 

FILODIRITTO PUBLISHER 

BOLOGNA 

28-33 

WOS:000471848100004 

Italy has not suffered terrorist attacks like those that occurred in many other European realities, but it is also one of the few countries still lacking a national strategy to prevent and counter violent radicalization (P/CVE): those policies and programmes structured with the support of local authorities and civil society that goes beyond a strictly security perspective in facing with terrorism and extremism challenges. Is this a paradox? The article initially and briefly describes the characteristics of the counter-terrorism policy and the Italian context of radicalization phenomena to argue how Italy is in an anomalous situation but also privileged in the European scenario thanks to its past experiences of terrorism over the XX century. Faced with the limited risks that have arisen to date, the Authors propose a reflection on the medium and long-term prospects that would lead the country to the optimal situation of activating policies and programs for the prevention of radicalization without the status of emergency with which they were conducted in others European states. The Authors, analyzing the activities of the European FAIR project and the piloting activities carried out until now by awareness, training and prevention in Italian prison system, identify the main critical issues. Finally, they suggest some recommendations of intervention, starting from the multi-agency approach that creates a bridge of fruitful collaboration among national and local level, law enforcement and civil society. 

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