1. ‘All terrorists are radicals, but not all radicals are terrorists’ . What does this statement imply? Can a person be radicalized and never turn to terrorism? Critically motivate your answer referring to relevant literature discussed during the sessions.
‘2. Shock, demolish and rebuild’ is a common strategy used by extremist and terror groups to recruit and ‘fidelise’ their members. How does it work? Explain and discuss.
3. Discuss how effective the CONTEST strategy has been in combating extremism in the UK.
4. Shamima Begum– who fled the UK when she was 15 to join ISIS – has said her ‘whole world fell apart’ when she discovered that she had been stripped of her British citizenship . Discuss the case of Shamima Begun in light of the ‘factors of radicalisation’ and the theoretical models studied during the sessions. Develop a critical argument explaining why Shamima decided to join ISIS espousing their ideological cause.
