1st Edition

Victims of Terrorism A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Study

Edited By Orla Lynch, Javier Argomaniz Copyright 2015
182 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the politicisation of victims of terrorism and the reality of the victimisation experience within the broader field of terrorism and the resulting conflict. Victims of terrorism are a unique group of individuals whose experience is overlooked in the current literature on terrorism. Since 9/11, terrorism has risen to global prominence and has become a key topic of interest... Read more

1. Victims of Terrorism – An Introduction, Orla Lynch and Javier Argomaniz 2. The Construction and Politicisation of Victimhood, Cheryl Lawther 3. Victims Needs and Dealing with the Past, Cheryl Lawther 4. Constructing Needs; Victims of Terrorism, the case of the NI and Spain, Carmel Joyce, Orla Lynch and Egoitz Anton 5. The Needs of Victims in the United Kingdom – Results, Carmel Joyce and Orla Lynch 6. The Needs of Victims of Terrorism in Spain, Rogelio Alonso and Agata Serranò 7. The use of online tools by victims of terrorism and victims’ networks in the United Kingdom and Spain, Gilbert Ramsay & Egoitz Anton 8. European Instruments Concerning Vicitms of Terrorism Rights: Meeting Needs?, Javier Argomaniz 9. Meeting the Needs of Victims of Terrorism – Lessons for the International Context, Orla Lynch and Javier Argomaniz 10. Best Practice Recommendations For Supporting Victims of Terrorism, Lynch, O., Argomaniz, J., Serrano, A., Carmel, J., & Alonso, R.

Biography

Orla Lynch is Director of Teaching and Lecturer in Terrorism Studies at the University of St Andrews, and co-editor of State Terrorism and Human Rights (Routledge 2012).

Javier Argomaniz is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews and author of Post-9/11 EU Counter-Terrorism (Routledge 2011).