Violent radicalisation and extremism that lead to terrorism are complex societal phenomena that cannot be rooted out, if we do not pursue a deeper relationship with them. To this end, the last chapter of Part I aims to construct the normative framework for the book’s proposition. This deeper understanding is a prerequisite for contextualising the subsequent case studies and for any attempt to replicate the RJiNEAR resilience model. Chapter 4 attests that attached to violent human behaviour is the concept of power and how it is managed at the individual and structural levels. It is impossible to understand the potential of restorative justice for the prevention and control of any violent phenomena, if we disregard its connection with power. The chapter argues that power has two sides. The first constitutes the key ingredient in the construction of terror caused by the corruption of our humanity and the breeding of radical violence and extremism. The second constitutes the countermeasure against violent radicalisation and extremism as this is articulated through the structures and ethos of restorative justice and human rights. These are the organic ingredients that can counteract power abuse, and the misery and violence that it creates. A key contribution of this chapter is its attempt to help us understand our own relationship with both the destructive and constructive forms of power.

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The Dual Nature of Power: Feeding and Preventing Terror

  • Theo Gavrielides

摘要

Violent radicalisation and extremism that lead to terrorism are complex societal phenomena that cannot be rooted out, if we do not pursue a deeper relationship with them. To this end, the last chapter of Part I aims to construct the normative framework for the book’s proposition. This deeper understanding is a prerequisite for contextualising the subsequent case studies and for any attempt to replicate the RJiNEAR resilience model. Chapter 4 attests that attached to violent human behaviour is the concept of power and how it is managed at the individual and structural levels. It is impossible to understand the potential of restorative justice for the prevention and control of any violent phenomena, if we disregard its connection with power. The chapter argues that power has two sides. The first constitutes the key ingredient in the construction of terror caused by the corruption of our humanity and the breeding of radical violence and extremism. The second constitutes the countermeasure against violent radicalisation and extremism as this is articulated through the structures and ethos of restorative justice and human rights. These are the organic ingredients that can counteract power abuse, and the misery and violence that it creates. A key contribution of this chapter is its attempt to help us understand our own relationship with both the destructive and constructive forms of power.