1st Edition

Countering Violent Extremism Policy in Bangladesh A Public Policy Approach

By Md. Didarul Islam Copyright 2026
230 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book investigates how Bangladesh formulates its Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) policy as a norm-receiving country. Norm-producing institutions and countries, such as the United Nations, the European Union, the UK, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, have diffused CVE norms in numerous countries through various mechanisms. Consequently, countries such as Bangladesh, Nigeria, Greece, Kenya, and... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction  Chapter 2: Conceptual and Theoretical Discussion  Chapter 3: Global Proliferation of CVE: Norms, Practices, and Discontents  Chapter 4: Violent Extremism in Bangladesh and the Response of the State  Chapter 5: Bangladesh Government’s CVE Interventions  Chapter 6: Drivers of CVE Policy: Interests, Ideas, Institutions, and Focusing Events  Chapter 7: CVE Policy Diffusion and Localisation  Chapter 8: Conclusion

Biography

Md. Didarul Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of World Religions and Culture, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Security Challenges, University of Leeds, UK. He is co-editor, with Gordon Clubb and Ryan Scrivens, of Former Extremists: Preventing and Countering Violence (Oxford University Press, 2024).