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The Role of Families and Communities in Strengthening Community Resilience Against Violent Extremism

Authored by: Rafia Barakat Bhulai, Naureen Chowdhury Fink, and Sara Zeiger

Categories: Violent Conflict
Sub-Categories: Countering Violent Extremism, Human Development, National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: No Region
Year: 2014
Citation: Bhulai, Rafia Barakat, Naureen Chowdhury Fink, and Sara Zeiger. The Role of Families and Communities in Strengthening Community Resilience Against Violent Extremism. New York: Global Center on Cooperative Security, May 2014. http://www.globalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/MeetingNote_FamiliesandCommunities_FINAL_May2014.pdf.

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Executive Summary

This report is a summary of a workshop convened on ways families and communities can combat violent extremism. The report especially emphasizes the roles of women as wives and mothers in CVE work, but participants also note that women support radicalization as well.