In this episode, TPV associate editor Michele Grossman interviews Paul Thomas about his earlier work Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism: Failing to Prevent (Bloomsbury, 2012). Paul Thomas is Professor of Youth and Policy at the University of Huddersfield in the UK, where he also serves as Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange in the School of Business and Education. Paul Thomas’s analyses of the British government’s policy towards multiculturalism in Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism remain relevant in current political debates. Together with Grossman, they discuss how his work can help us understand the current political situation in the United Kingdom.

Terrorism and Political Violence is a podcast series produced by the Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence (TPV) in collaboration with Utrecht University. This podcast is comprised of two types of episodes. In Issues up close, editors of the TPV journal will discuss a range of subjects from prominent issues covered by the journal such as the history of terrorism, its causes and consequences, questions concerning political violence and major global trends and threats. In our Book Talks episodes, editors will host conversations with experts from across the field to discuss their current work. More information about this series, and other episodes, can be found on www.uu.nl/tpv. With special thanks to Pieter Veen for the soundtrack.