1st Edition

Understanding Violent Radicalisation Terrorist and Jihadist Movements in Europe

Edited By Magnus Ranstorp Copyright 2010
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

This is the first book to address in depth the interplay between radicalisation and political violence in Europe, as well as the effectiveness of counter-measures. As evidenced from the multitude of intercepted plots across several European cities since 2001, the threat level and the intensity of the desire to perpetrate mass-casualty attacks within Europe is not diminishing. While violent... Read more

Introduction Magnus Ranstorp  Part 1: Understanding Radicalization as a Process  1. Background Contributing Factors to Terrorism: Radicalisation and Recruitment Rem Kortweg with Sajjan Gohel, Francois Heisbourg, Magnus Ranstorp and Rob de Wijk  2. Where does the Radicalisation Process Lead? Radical Community, Radical Networks and Radical Subcultures Peter Waldmann, Matenia Sirseloudi and Stefan Malthaner  3. The Physiology of Al-Qaeda: From Ideology to Participation Christina Hellmich  4. Joining Jihadi Terrorist Cells in Europe – Exploring Motivational Aspects of Recruitment and Radicalization Petter Nesser  Part 2: Understanding Radicalization in Context  5. Radicalization and Recruitment in Europe: The UK Case Mark Huband  6. An Overview of Violent Jihad in the UK: Radicalisation and the State Response Lindsay Clutterbuck  7. Islamism, Radicalisation and Jihadism in the Netherlands: Main Developments and Counter Measures Edwin Bakker  8. The Jihadists and Anti-Terrorist Challenges in France: An Overview Jean-Luc Marret  9. Radicalization and Recruitment Among Jihadist Terrorists in Spain: Main Patterns and Subsequent Counterterrorist Measures Rogelio Alonso  10. Salafi-Jihadi Terrorism in Italy Carl Björkman

Biography

Magnus Ranstorp is Research Director of the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defence College and a Member of EU Expert Groups on (Violent) Radicalisation. He has twenty years of experience in research on counterterrorism issues and testified at the 9/11 Commission Hearing.