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Using peace building projects to address violent extremism
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Everywhere we turn today, we are confronted with the spectre of violent extremism. State responses to this threat are predominantly aggressive, and heavily security focused, while the public and media discourses mirror this militarism. But do these approaches work?
Rebecca Crozier manages International Alert’s programme in the Middle East and North Africa. At the fourth annual Bristol Quaker peace lecture, Rebecca will reflect on her experiences and draw conclusions about ways we can build peace in an era of violence.
To successfully tackle violent extremism, Rebecca says, we need to understand and address its causes in all their complexity. She will give examples of peacebuilding projects that are successfully addressing the drivers of violent extremism in the Middle East and North Africa.
Rebecca’s expertise lies in security sector reform, community security, the reintegration of ex-combatants, conflict-sensitive development, and the peacebuilding role of the domestic private sector.
She also focuses on youth and peacebuilding, hybrid political orders and the delivery of humanitarian aid in conflict contexts.
Using peace building projects to address violent extremism will be held at Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building on Saturday 13 May 2017 11am – 12.30pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.
The lecture is hosted by the University of Bristol and will be chaired by Ian Beeson of Bristol Quaker Meeting.
Picture courtesy of International Alert
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