New policy brief by Arlinda Rrustemi, outlining some of the challenges researchers face in the field when working to counter and prevent (non)violent extremism. It focuses on five problematic areas: accessing the targeted communities, security risks, politicization of violent extremism, collaboration with local and international actors, and work-life balance and trauma. It offers suggestions for mitigating these risks.
Download the policy brief here.
For a longer examination of the subject, see the report “Countering and Preventing (Non) Violent Extremism: Research and Fieldwork Challenges”