1st Edition

Terrorism, Talking and Transformation A Critical Approach

By Harmonie Toros Copyright 2012
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Using rare field research, this book investigates whether and how talking may transform terrorist violence. Given the failings of today’s dominant counterterrorism strategy, is talking a viable policy option to transform conflicts marked by terrorist violence? This book examines the reasons why "negotiating with terrorists" is so often shunned by decision-makers and scholars as a policy... Read more

Introduction  Part I  1. Terrorism  2. Talking  3. Transformation  Part II  4. Talking in Northern Ireland  5. Talking in Mindanao  Conclusion

Biography

Harmonie Toros is lecturer in International Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent. After covering international security and terrorism as a reporter for major international news agencies for nearly ten years, she returned to academia to complete a PhD at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.