No Cover Image

Journal article 163 views 41 downloads

A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism

Samantha Treacy Orcid Logo, Alastair Reed, Andrew Glazzard

Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, Pages: 1 - 39

Swansea University Authors: Samantha Treacy Orcid Logo, Alastair Reed

  • 68049.VoR.pdf

    PDF | Version of Record

    © 2024 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.

    Download (1.51MB)

Check full text

DOI (Published version): 10.1080/19434472.2024.2419390

Abstract

In response to the rise of the so-called Islamic State and its effective use of propaganda to recruit and radicalise followers, countering the communication strategies of a range of terrorist and violent extremist actors has become a significant challenge for policymakers and practitioners. Over the...

Full description

Published in: Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression
ISSN: 1943-4472 1943-4480
Published: Informa UK Limited 2024
Online Access: Check full text

URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68049
first_indexed 2024-10-23T13:37:57Z
last_indexed 2025-03-19T05:25:27Z
id cronfa68049
recordtype SURis
fullrecord <?xml version="1.0"?><rfc1807><datestamp>2025-03-18T10:47:23.0726633</datestamp><bib-version>v2</bib-version><id>68049</id><entry>2024-10-23</entry><title>A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism</title><swanseaauthors><author><sid>53962bf646ea480d4309ff5b0405aba8</sid><ORCID>0000-0002-9755-7686</ORCID><firstname>Samantha</firstname><surname>Treacy</surname><name>Samantha Treacy</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author><author><sid>115297b63e005e2b75991efe269cd4a2</sid><firstname>Alastair</firstname><surname>Reed</surname><name>Alastair Reed</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author></swanseaauthors><date>2024-10-23</date><deptcode>PSYS</deptcode><abstract>In response to the rise of the so-called Islamic State and its effective use of propaganda to recruit and radicalise followers, countering the communication strategies of a range of terrorist and violent extremist actors has become a significant challenge for policymakers and practitioners. Over the past decade, counter-messaging campaigns have increasingly played a central role within Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programming. However, evidence supporting the effectiveness of these campaigns remains limited. While previous systematic reviews have focused on empirical and theoretical contributions, this paper makes a valuable contribution by conducting the first systematic review of evaluations of &#x2018;live&#x2019; CVE counter-messaging campaigns. The study provides important insights into the effectiveness of current campaigns and offers recommendations for improving future strategies.</abstract><type>Journal Article</type><journal>Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression</journal><volume>0</volume><journalNumber/><paginationStart>1</paginationStart><paginationEnd>39</paginationEnd><publisher>Informa UK Limited</publisher><placeOfPublication/><isbnPrint/><isbnElectronic/><issnPrint>1943-4472</issnPrint><issnElectronic>1943-4480</issnElectronic><keywords>Strategic communications; counter-messaging; terrorism; violent extremism</keywords><publishedDay>7</publishedDay><publishedMonth>11</publishedMonth><publishedYear>2024</publishedYear><publishedDate>2024-11-07</publishedDate><doi>10.1080/19434472.2024.2419390</doi><url/><notes>Review Article</notes><college>COLLEGE NANME</college><department>Psychology School</department><CollegeCode>COLLEGE CODE</CollegeCode><DepartmentCode>PSYS</DepartmentCode><institution>Swansea University</institution><apcterm>SU Library paid the OA fee (TA Institutional Deal)</apcterm><funders>This project was made possible by research funding from the UK Home Office to Swansea University, and financial support provided by Swansea University's Legal Innovation Lab Wales (which is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government).</funders><projectreference/><lastEdited>2025-03-18T10:47:23.0726633</lastEdited><Created>2024-10-23T14:34:34.0095625</Created><path><level id="1">Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences</level><level id="2">School of Psychology</level></path><authors><author><firstname>Samantha</firstname><surname>Treacy</surname><orcid>0000-0002-9755-7686</orcid><order>1</order></author><author><firstname>Alastair</firstname><surname>Reed</surname><order>2</order></author><author><firstname>Andrew</firstname><surname>Glazzard</surname><order>3</order></author></authors><documents><document><filename>68049__33125__13d98cd57f3d47f1b75f5373451af68c.pdf</filename><originalFilename>68049.VoR.pdf</originalFilename><uploaded>2024-12-12T16:06:01.0694334</uploaded><type>Output</type><contentLength>1579768</contentLength><contentType>application/pdf</contentType><version>Version of Record</version><cronfaStatus>true</cronfaStatus><documentNotes>&#xA9; 2024 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.</documentNotes><copyrightCorrect>true</copyrightCorrect><language>eng</language><licence>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</licence></document></documents><OutputDurs/></rfc1807>
spelling 2025-03-18T10:47:23.0726633 v2 68049 2024-10-23 A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism 53962bf646ea480d4309ff5b0405aba8 0000-0002-9755-7686 Samantha Treacy Samantha Treacy true false 115297b63e005e2b75991efe269cd4a2 Alastair Reed Alastair Reed true false 2024-10-23 PSYS In response to the rise of the so-called Islamic State and its effective use of propaganda to recruit and radicalise followers, countering the communication strategies of a range of terrorist and violent extremist actors has become a significant challenge for policymakers and practitioners. Over the past decade, counter-messaging campaigns have increasingly played a central role within Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programming. However, evidence supporting the effectiveness of these campaigns remains limited. While previous systematic reviews have focused on empirical and theoretical contributions, this paper makes a valuable contribution by conducting the first systematic review of evaluations of ‘live’ CVE counter-messaging campaigns. The study provides important insights into the effectiveness of current campaigns and offers recommendations for improving future strategies. Journal Article Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression 0 1 39 Informa UK Limited 1943-4472 1943-4480 Strategic communications; counter-messaging; terrorism; violent extremism 7 11 2024 2024-11-07 10.1080/19434472.2024.2419390 Review Article COLLEGE NANME Psychology School COLLEGE CODE PSYS Swansea University SU Library paid the OA fee (TA Institutional Deal) This project was made possible by research funding from the UK Home Office to Swansea University, and financial support provided by Swansea University's Legal Innovation Lab Wales (which is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government). 2025-03-18T10:47:23.0726633 2024-10-23T14:34:34.0095625 Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences School of Psychology Samantha Treacy 0000-0002-9755-7686 1 Alastair Reed 2 Andrew Glazzard 3 68049__33125__13d98cd57f3d47f1b75f5373451af68c.pdf 68049.VoR.pdf 2024-12-12T16:06:01.0694334 Output 1579768 application/pdf Version of Record true © 2024 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. true eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
title A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism
spellingShingle A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism
Samantha Treacy
Alastair Reed
title_short A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism
title_full A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism
title_fullStr A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism
title_full_unstemmed A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism
title_sort A systematic integrative review of counter-messaging communication campaigns targeting terrorism or violent extremism
author_id_str_mv 53962bf646ea480d4309ff5b0405aba8
115297b63e005e2b75991efe269cd4a2
author_id_fullname_str_mv 53962bf646ea480d4309ff5b0405aba8_***_Samantha Treacy
115297b63e005e2b75991efe269cd4a2_***_Alastair Reed
author Samantha Treacy
Alastair Reed
author2 Samantha Treacy
Alastair Reed
Andrew Glazzard
format Journal article
container_title Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression
container_volume 0
container_start_page 1
publishDate 2024
institution Swansea University
issn 1943-4472
1943-4480
doi_str_mv 10.1080/19434472.2024.2419390
publisher Informa UK Limited
college_str Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
hierarchytype
hierarchy_top_id facultyofmedicinehealthandlifesciences
hierarchy_top_title Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
hierarchy_parent_id facultyofmedicinehealthandlifesciences
hierarchy_parent_title Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
department_str School of Psychology{{{_:::_}}}Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences{{{_:::_}}}School of Psychology
document_store_str 1
active_str 0
description In response to the rise of the so-called Islamic State and its effective use of propaganda to recruit and radicalise followers, countering the communication strategies of a range of terrorist and violent extremist actors has become a significant challenge for policymakers and practitioners. Over the past decade, counter-messaging campaigns have increasingly played a central role within Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programming. However, evidence supporting the effectiveness of these campaigns remains limited. While previous systematic reviews have focused on empirical and theoretical contributions, this paper makes a valuable contribution by conducting the first systematic review of evaluations of ‘live’ CVE counter-messaging campaigns. The study provides important insights into the effectiveness of current campaigns and offers recommendations for improving future strategies.
published_date 2024-11-07T08:27:44Z
_version_ 1830177488027779072
score 11.059785

Similar Items