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The work of Theo Gavrielides, Addressing Violent Radicalisation and Extremism: A Restorative Justice & Psychological Approach, offers an ambitious and conceptually rich exploration of violent radicalisation and extremism from a restorative justice perspective. Drawing on positive psychology and positive criminology, Gavrielides develops a theoretical and practical framework aimed not only at responding to violence but at preventing it by fostering resilience, relational awareness, and ethical engagement with others. The book demonstrates the sustainability of this approach and highlights the potential transferability of the model. The central aim of the study is to reveal the transformative and healing potential of restorative justice when applied to forms of violence typically addressed almost exclusively through punitive criminal law. Rather than focusing on repression, the author investigates the underlying causes of radicalisation, the conditions that facilitate its development, and the structural role of power and power abuse. On this basis, he proposes a restorative model designed both for prevention, applied to individuals at risk, and reintegration, applied to already radicalised individuals or those involved in terrorism-related offences.
