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This review aims to analyze community programming efforts focused on preventing and countering violent extremism by civil society organizations.

July 27, 2026World DevelopmentOpen Access

Development approaches for preventing violent extremism: A systematic review of the empirical evidence

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Systematic review identifies opportunities and challenges in community-based violent extremism prevention approaches, emphasizing local agency.

This review aims to analyze community programming efforts focused on preventing and countering violent extremism by civil society organizations.
Conducted a systematic review of 129 studies including qualitative, mixed-method, and quantitative data.
Focused on primary-level community interventions by civil society and non-government organizations.
Used grounded theory to identify themes from extracted data.
Identified common themes: interconnections, power relations, and impact in P/CVE programming.
Recommends local participation and consistent funding as vital for effective programming.
Findings indicate P/CVE programs can enhance community resilience despite evaluation rigour challenges.

Kelly et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Systematic review identifies opportunities and challenges in community-based violent extremism prevention approaches, emphasizing local agency.