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A review of Prevent and related counter-terrorism measures and their impact on British Muslims’ experiences of citizenship

Project: Research

Description

Funded by a UKRI policy grant, this research explores Prevent delivery at a crucial time in its review amid concerns as exhibited by the boycott that a new iteration will be more draconian. Additionally, removal of Clause 9 ‘Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship’ from the Nationality and Borders Bill presents an important new juncture in the convergence of counter-terrorism and immigration legislation (Abbas, 2019, 2021) and treatment of British Muslims as the focus of both strategies as dual citizens (Kapoor, 2018; Choudury, 2017) whose citizenship can be revoked. In light of these policy/legislative developments, this research offers original insights concerning Prevent delivery and its impact on police-community relations and parallel concerns of citizenship deprivation in the context of counter-terrorism.

Layperson's description

Investigation of the impact of Prevent and related counter-terrorism legislation on British Muslims' experiences of citizenship using interviews with key NGOs and counter-terrorism professionals.

Key findings

British children and mothers are languishing in dire camp conditions due to the UK government's use of citizenship deprivation.

Citizenship deprivation raises significant issues concerning human rights and the rule of law.

The effectiveness of citizenship deprivation as an effective security measure is questioned by NGO actors and counter-terrorism professionals.

Counter-terrorism policy delivery involves a security/safeguarding paradox, particularly in relation to the treatment of children.
Short titleUK counter-terrorism responses and their impact on British Muslim citizenship
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date17/01/2231/07/22