Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas is Professor of Youth and Policy at the University of Huddersfield and author of Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism – Failing to Prevent.

Community reporting of terrorist involvement during COVID-19

Encouraging community members to share information about someone they’re close to becoming involved in terrorism remains a key challenge of counter terrorism.

By Paul Thomas and Michele Grossman

/ 9 Nov 2020

Community reporting of terrorist involvement during COVID-19

Prevent and anti-extremism education

In fact, the removal of the ‘duty to promote community cohesion’ in schools from the UK's Ofsted inspection regime sent a very clear signal.

By Ted Cantle and Paul Thomas

/ 26 Jan 2015

Extremism and 'Prevent': the need to trust in education

‘Prevent’ is the part of the UK government’s counter-terrorism strategy designed to respond to the ideological challenges of terrorism and extremism. Are its priorities self-defeating? There are promising alternatives.

By Ted Cantle and Paul Thomas

/ 10 Dec 2014

Time to get serious about right wing extremism

Britain needs to get serious about tackling right wing extremism - and as it does so, there are lessons to learn from Wales.

By Ted Cantle and Paul Thomas

/ 3 Oct 2014