ABSTRACT
The term radicalisation had its origin in European prevention policies to address the rise of the homegrown terrorism phenomenon in the early 2000s. This chapter follows the diachronic analysis of government policy reports after 2005 in Europe. The first section addresses the use of radicalisation and the prevention of violent extremism in the United Kingdom. Two cases of adaptation, in Nordic countries and in France, will be presented in the second section. The analysis argues that the term radicalisation gradually became popular in Europe in the development of a new prevention strategy to counterterrorism. If the framework shows many similarities, it will be demonstrated that the governments will adapt the term radicalisation to their contextual needs and challenges.
