Boyle / Unknown Non-Western responses to terrorism

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5710-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 504 Seiten

Reihe: New Directions in Terrorism Studies

This book surveys how non-Western states have responded to the threats of domestic and international terrorism in ways consistent with and reflective of their broad historical, political, cultural and religious traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Unknown,

Boyle, Michael J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Alex P. Schmid
Introduction – Michael J. Boyle
Part I: Russia and Central Asia
1 Russia: Response to terrorism in the twenty-first century – Ekaterina Stepanova
Part II: Asia
2 China: Xi Jinping, China’s legal reform and counterterrorism – Irene Chan
3 Japan: Terrorism and counterterrorism in Japan – Chiyuki Aoi and Yee-Kuang Heng
4 Malaysia: Adapting to the dynamic changes of terrorist threats – Kamarulnizam Abdullah and Ridzuan Abdul Aziz
5 Indonesia: Political violence and counterterrorism: Disputed boundaries of a postcolonial state – Evan Laksmana and Michael Newell
Part III: South Asia
6 India: Counterterrorism in India: An ad hoc response to an enduring and variable threat – Rashmi Singh
7 Pakistan: Countering terrorism in Pakistan: Challenges, conundrum and resolution – Muhammed Feyyaz
Part IV: Latin and South America
8 Brazil: When the shoe doesn’t fit: Brazilian approaches to terrorism and counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era – Jorge M. Lasmar
9 Colombia: The changing meaning of ‘terrorism’ in Colombia: A matter of discourse – Oscar Palma
Part V: Middle East and North Africa
10 Algeria: Algeria’s response to violent extremism – George Joffé
11 Egypt: Extremism in moderation: Understanding state response to terrorism in Egypt – Dina Al Raffie
12 Lebanon: Contending notions of terrorism in Lebanon: Politico-legal manoeuvres and political Islam – Bashir Saade
13 Saudi Arabia: Islam and Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism strategy – Roel Meijer
14 Iran: State and terrorism in Iran – Ali M. Ansari
Part VI: Africa
15 Kenya: Counterterroism in Kenya: Security aid, impunity and Muslim alienation – Jeremy Prestholdt
16 Nigeria: A vicious cycle: The growth of terrorism and counterterrorism in Nigeria, 1999–2016 – Jennifer Giroux and Michael Nwankpa
17 Uganda: Counterterrorism in Musveni’s Uganda – Emma Leonard Boyle
18 South Africa: Understanding South Africa’s confused and ineffective response to terrorism – Hussein Solomon
Conclusion – Michael J. Boyle
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael J. Boyle is Associate Professor of Political Science at La Salle University in Philadelphia