Abstract
This article examines how European “returnees” from the conflict in Iraq and Syria are managed by European governance and screening, prosecution, reintegration and rehabilitation (SPRR) processes. It explores the contestations and dynamics among professionals and practitioners involved in SPRR, and how they attempt to manage competing narratives of villain/victim. The article finds that underlying their efforts are different notions of “care” that allow for benevolent control and risk mitigation. The integration of care into governance has unevenly distributed political effects, allowing for the ongoing resilience and adaptability of the war on terror.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 632-658 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Critical Studies on Terrorism |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 21 Dec 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to thank the reviewers of this paper for their early recommendations to focus more on the ethics of care. We would also like to thank the special edition editors and the journal editorial team for their support during a challenging year. Research for this article was supported by the Research England QR Award “Gender, Religion and Countering/Preventing Violent Extremism and EXIT work” (January–April 2020).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
- Care
- ISIS
- SPRR
- counterterrorism
- gender
- governance
- returnees
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Political Science and International Relations