The Prevent Strategy and Right-Wing Extremism: A Case Study of the English Defence League
In: Extremism and Democracy Ser.
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Figure -- Table -- Preface -- Notes -- Introduction -- What is "right-wing extremism"? -- Notes -- 1 The right response? -- What has been the focus of research into right-wing extremism in the U.K. thus far? -- What do we know about how the state currently responds to right-wing extremism? -- Responses to hate crime -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2 Putting the Prevent in preventing right-wing extremism -- Prevent pre-2011 -- The Channel programme -- Connecting Communities programme -- 2011: The year of the Great Divorce -- The Prevent Strategy and the English Defence League -- How has the Prevent Strategy been delivered with regard to right-wing extremism post-2011? -- The Extremism Taskforce -- The Prevent Strategy and counter extremism -- The moving target -- Notes -- 3 Luton: "where it all began" -- Protest activity -- Tactics employed in response to the English Defence League -- Protest Liaison Teams (PLT) -- Community messaging and reassurance -- Youth diversionary tactics -- The role of the Prevent Strategy -- The cost of protest -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Newcastle: rolling out the welcome mat -- Protest activity -- Tactics employed in response to the EDL -- The role of the Prevent Strategy -- The "right" to protest -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 Waltham Forest: into "the lion's den" -- Protest activity -- Tactics employed in response to the English Defence League -- The role of the Prevent Strategy -- Channel -- The external threat -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 The policy muddle -- A parity of response? -- The impact on Channel -- United we stand -- Divided we fall -- A longer-term strategy? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Back to basics.