Dr. Joshua Snider currently serves an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia campus in Kuala Lumpur. His research focuses broadly on questions related to religion and nationalism in Southeast Asian and in particular to the state responses to religious extremism and the governance of counter-radicalization programs.
Beyond Performativity: Islamic State (ISIL) and Indonesia’s Counter-radicalization Challenge
This essay explores the counter-radicalization landscape in Indonesia with reference to the current challenge posed by Islamic State (ISIL). The author argues that rather than adopting “ISIL-specific” strategies, the Indonesian state should engage more comprehensively with the problematic of counter/de-radicalization policy and, more controversially, the nascent mainstreaming of extremism.
