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The Discourse of Violent Extremism and Responses to it in the Ugandan context
This is part of a series of short discussion papers on violent extremism (VE) across the Horn of Africa. They reflect findings from research undertaken in 2018-2020 by LPI’s Horn of Africa Regional programme (HARP) into the status of violent extremism, stakeholder perspectives and responses to it.
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- Uganda
The research involved a consideration of the literature, key informant interviews and focus discussion groups with different stakeholders. It has been conducted in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Somalia. The purpose of these briefs is to broaden and enrich our understanding of the issues surrounding violent extremism, by considering and reflecting on experiences and potential learning across these different contexts.
Summary
This is part of a series of short discussion papers on violent extremism (VE) across the Horn of Africa. They reflect findings from research undertaken in 2018-2020 by LPI’s Horn of Africa Regional programme (HARP) into the status of violent extremism, stakeholder perspectives and responses to it. The research involved a consideration of the literature, key informant interviews and focus discussion groups with different stakeholders. It has been conducted in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Somalia. The purpose of these briefs is to broaden and enrich our understanding of the issues surrounding violent extremism, by considering and reflecting on experiences and potential learning across these different contexts. This brief explores views on the discourse to VE in Uganda from government, academia and civil society.