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This article juxtaposes anti-radicalisation policy in the UK, one of the pioneers in the field, with Greece, one of the latecomers. Drawing on localisation theory, our aim is to understand how ‘common knowledge’ of radicalisation and counter-radicalisation has materialised in the UK and Greece by exploring the development and use of radicalisation-related risk and vulnerability assessment tools. We argue that the radicalisation ‘knowledge’ was localised more seamlessly in the UK, which can be attributed to the country’s ‘norm producer’ status on the field of European counter-radicalisation. By contrast, the ‘knowledge’ was subjected to significant ‘re-framing’ and ‘stretching’ to fit with the Greek context. This is associated with the country’s ‘norm adopter’ status on the field of European counter-radicalisation, as well as with a ‘spill-over effect’ from a national context of deeply polarising and contentious counter-terrorism policies. We maintain that these localisation processes reveal two distinct assemblages of governing radicalisation.
Author(s): Skleparis D, Augestad Knudsen R
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Politics and International Relations
Year: 2020
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Pages: 309-327
Print publication date: 01/05/2020
Online publication date: 09/03/2020
Acceptance date: 25/10/2019
Date deposited: 12/02/2020
ISSN (print): 1369-1481
ISSN (electronic): 1467-856X
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148120910987
DOI: 10.1177/1369148120910987
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