Book Series
Cass Series on Political Violence
New & Published Titles:

Walking Away from Terrorism
Accounts of Disengagement from Radical and Extremist Movements
This accessible new book looks at how and why individuals leave terrorist movements, and considers the lessons and implications that emerge from this process.
Focusing on…
read moreMay 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43944-2 (Routledge)
International Aviation and Terrorism
Evolving Threats, Evolving Security
This book examines terrorism's impact on the international aviation security regime, with a focus on the role of the United States.
Tracing the historical development…
read moreFebruary 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-48541-8 (Routledge)
Unconventional Weapons and International Terrorism
Challenges and New Approaches
In recent years, senior policy officials have highlighted increased signs of convergence between terrorism and unconventional (CBRN) weapons. Terrorism now involves technologies available to anyone,…
read moreJanuary 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-48439-8 (Routledge)
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Leaving Terrorism Behind
Individual and Collective Disengagement
This new edited volume expands our understanding of the processes by which individuals and groups disengage from terrorism.
While there has been a growing awareness of…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77668-4 (Routledge)
Combating Terrorism in Northern Ireland
This edited book analyses the lessons which can be drawn from Northern Ireland’s experiences of combating terrorism.
The essays in this volume unite analysis and…
read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36733-2 (Routledge)
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Global Jihadism
Theory and Practice
Global Jihadism exposes the core doctrine and strategy of today’s global Jihadist movement.
The first half of the book explores the ideas upon which groups…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45242-7 (Routledge)

Understanding Terrorism and Political Violence
The Life Cycle of Birth, Growth, Transformation, and Demise
This book explains the lifecycle of terrorist organizations from an innovative theoretical perspective, combining economics with social psychology. It provides a new approach to understanding…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77165-8 (Routledge)
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Terrorism Today
2nd Edition
The new edition of this best-selling insight into terrorism today has been fully updated and revised to include what the author terms the new ‘militant…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77301-0 (Routledge)
Mapping Terrorism Research
State of the Art, Gaps and Future Direction
Containing essays by an array of top international scholars, this new book provides a comprehensive analytical critique of the current state of research in the…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45778-1 (Routledge)

Homeland Security in the UK
Future Preparedness for Terrorist Attack since 9/11
This book is a detailed examination of whether domestic security measures are striking an appropriate balance between homeland security and civil liberties in the post-9/11…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-38375-2 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
Understanding Violent Radicalisation: Terrorist and Jihadist Movements in Europe
Edited by Magnus Ranstorp
To be published December 11th 2009
Terrorist Groups and the New Tribalism: Terrorism’s Fifth Wave
By Jeffrey Kaplan
To be published February 5th 2010
Negotiating with Terrorists: Strategy, Tactics and Politics
By Guy Olivier Faure, I. William Zartman
To be published February 25th 2010
The Psychology of Counter-Terrorism
Edited by Andrew Silke
To be published April 30th 2010
Explaining Terrorism: Causes, Processes and Consequences
By Martha Crenshaw
To be published June 30th 2010
Terrorism, Identity, and Legitimacy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Edited by Jean Rosenfeld
To be published July 31st 2010
Terrorism and the Olympics: Major Event Security and Lessons for the Future
Edited by Anthony Richards, Peter Fussey, Andrew Silke
To be published July 31st 2010
Political Assassinations and International Politics
By Suchitra Dutta
To be published August 31st 2010
State Terrorism and Human Rights: International Responses since the Cold War
By Paul Wilkinson
To be published October 31st 2010
