Research on social movements shows a bias towards movements that oppose the status quo. Consequently, state–movement relations are primarily characterised as antagonistic. Where cooperative relationships are considered, the focus is on co-option and institutionalisation of movements. By contrast, this article focuses on social movements that support the status quo and how in their collaborations with governmental actors, they act as para-statal agencies. Drawing on findings from a multi-site ethnography examining the implementation of the UK Prevent counter-terrorism programme, I show how neoconservative think tanks and counter-extremism civil society organisations help to enact and extend Prevent as a distinct form of political repression. As such, this article gives close attention to the otherwise neglected role that non-state actors play in non-violent political repression. My argument builds on and extends emerging work analysing social movement activity beyond the prism of the ‘challengers versus authorities’ paradigm.

对社会运动的研究表明，人们倾向于反对现状的运动。因此，国家运动关系的主要特征是对立的。在考虑合作关系的情况下，重点是联动机制的选择和制度化。相比之下，本文重点关注支持现状的社会运动，以及它们在与政府行为者的合作中如何充当准国家机构。我从多地点人种学的调查结果中回顾了英国预防反恐计划的实施情况，我展示了新保守派智囊团和反极端主义民间社会组织如何帮助制定和扩展预防作为一种独特的政治镇压形式。因此，本文密切关注了非国家行为者在非暴力政治镇压中所应扮演的被忽视的角色。我的观点建立在新兴的分析社会运动活动的基础之上，并将其扩展到“挑战者与权威”范式的棱镜之外。