Contemporary Terrorism Studies

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1. International Terrorism Post-9/11

   Comparative Dynamics and Responses

   Edited by Asaf Siniver

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This edited volume brings together both western and non-western approaches to counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 era. This multi-cultural study of counter-terrorism strategies identifies common lessons from failed and successful attempts to counter the terrorist threat and provides guidelines for...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
2. Managing Terrorism and Insurgency

   Regeneration, Recruitment and Attrition

   By Cameron I. Crouch

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book examines how governments can weaken the regenerative capabilities of terrorist and insurgent groups. The exploration of this question takes the form of a two-tier examination of three insurgent actors whose capacity to regenerate weakened in the past: the Front de libération du...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
3. Talking to Terrorists

   Concessions and the Renunciation of Violence

   By Carolin Goerzig

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book examines the doctrine of giving no concessions to terrorists, and uses empirical research to establish whether there is any link between negotiating with such groups and the spread of violence. The logic of the no-concessions doctrine is based on the argument that other terrorist groups...

   Published February 27th 2012 by Routledge
4. Targeting Terrorist Financing

   International Cooperation and New Regimes

   By Arabinda Acharya

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book examines the dynamics of terrorist financing, including a discussion about the importance of money from both the terrorist and the counter-terrorist perspective. Targeting Terrorist Financing argues that it is not the institutions that have failed the war on terrorist financing; rather...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
5. The EU and Counter-Terrorism

   Politics, Polity and Policies after 9/11

   By Javier Argomaniz

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book offers a theoretically informed analysis of how coherently the European Union fights terrorism in the post-9/11 era. Few studies have looked at how the European Union has transformed into a relevant international anti-terrorist actor. Yet, as a reaction to the terrorist attacks in New...

   Published May 12th 2011 by Routledge
6. Religion and Political Violence

   Sacred Protest in the Modern World

   By Jennifer L. Jefferis

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book uses the theory of social movements and first-hand interviews to create a new analysis of religiously motivated political violence in the modern world. Examining the movement to restore Sharia law to a dominant place in the Egyptian government, the movement to make...

   Published March 15th 2011 by Routledge
7. Evaluating Counterterrorism Performance

   A Comparative Study

   By Beatrice de Graaf

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book offers a new model for measuring the success and impact of counterterrorism strategies, using four comparative historical case studies. The effectiveness of counterterrorism measures is hard to assess, especially since the social impact of terrorist attacks is a fundamental and complex...

   Published March 10th 2011 by Routledge
8. Freedom and Terror

   Reason and Unreason in Politics

   By Gabriel Weimann, Abraham Kaplan

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book examines reason and unreason in the legal and political responses to terrorism. Terrorism is often perceived as sheer madness, unreasonable use of extreme violence and senseless, futile political action. These assertions are challenged by this book. Combining ‘traditional’ thought (by...

   Published January 6th 2011 by Routledge
9. The De-Radicalization of Jihadists

   Transforming Armed Islamist Movements

   By Omar Ashour

   Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

   This book is the first detailed study of the causes of de-radicalization in armed Islamist movements. It is based on frontline research that includes interviews with Jihadist leaders, mid-ranking commanders, and young sympathizers, as well as former security and intelligence officers and state...

   Published April 29th 2010 by Routledge
10. The Psychology of Strategic Terrorism

    Public and Government Responses to Attack

    By Ben Sheppard

    Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

    This new volume explores terrorism and strategic terror, examining how the public responds to terrorist attacks, and what authorities can do in such situations. The book uses a unique interdisciplinary approach, which combines the behavioural sciences and international relations, in order to...

    Published December 20th 2009 by Routledge