“Radicalization and violent extremism: opportunities for prevention.”
Javier Ruipérez Canales, Director of Research and Projects at the Euro-Arab Foundation, invites us to unravel the roots of violent extremism in his book, Radicalization and violent extremism: opportunities for prevention, published by Tirant Lo Blanch. The author offers an innovative analysis of the phenomenon of radicalization, moving away from predominantly securitarian perspectives. Through exhaustive research, Ruipérez concludes that preventing radicalization requires a comprehensive approach that addresses the underlying social causes. His work, inspired by the events of 11-M and subsequent European policies, becomes an essential reference for understanding this complex problem.
Ruipérez shows how social fractures, polarization and hate speeches push vulnerable individuals towards radicalization. In his work, the author defends the need to address radicalization as a social problem rooted in inequalities and exclusions, beyond a mere security issue.
About the author
Javier Ruipérez Canales is Director of Research and International Projects at the Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies (Granada), where he is also the main researcher in the Area of Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism, a field in which he has more than ten years of experience in which he has developed numerous researches, innovation and development projects.
PhD. in Social Sciences from the University of Granada, Ruipérez is director of Strategic Communication of the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation of the European Commission, in which the Euro-Arab Foundation participates, trainer in the field of radicalization and prevention for professionals in social and security fields and advisor for national and international institutions. He is the author of several academic publications and is a member of the Network of Experts on Hate Crimes and Underreporting (REDOI), of the European Community of Researchers on Radicalization of the European Commission (ERCOR), among others.
