# The Astonishingly Crap Science of ‘Counter-Extremism’

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**Created:** [18 March 2016 01:00 UTC](https://ageoftransformation.discourse.group/t/the-astonishingly-crap-science-of-counter-extremism/55 "2016-03-18T01:00:00Z")\
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A new United Nations report published this February has criticised prevalent approaches to countering ‘radicalisation’ as ineffective, conceptually flawed, and more likely to reinforce extremist narratives than prevent them.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://ageoftransformation.org/the-astonishingly-crap-science-of-counter-extremism/](https://ageoftransformation.org/the-astonishingly-crap-science-of-counter-extremism/)