Contemporary Terrorism Studies

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-19-882956-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 648 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1232 g

- When do individuals radicalise?

- Can terrorism be rational?

- How can we define terrorism?

- What is the role of women in terrorism?

- Can states be terrorist?

World leading experts answer these questions in Contemporary Terrorism Studies, the first textbook to provide a multi-disciplinary, methodologically plural, and richly diverse introduction to terrorism studies.

Contemporary Terrorism Studies covers the main approaches in terrorism studies, and is structured into three comprehensive sections. The first on 'The State of Terrorism Studies' maps the development and historical context of the discipline, and looks to the future of terrorism studies. Part two on 'Issues and Debates in Terrorism Studies' examines key contentious questions and debates such as the role of women, technology, and the media in terrorism. The final part, part three on 'Countering Terrorism' focuses specifically on counterterrorism: it's instruments, foreign policy, legal frameworks, and organisations. Overall, text will engage students, and establish a confident understanding of the subject.

The textbook has been developed with pedagogical features to help enhance student learning. Each chapter contains case studies to highlight real world examples of political violence, questions for reflection to encourage critical thinking, and suggestions for further reading which provide useful sources for further reading, essays, and exam preparation. Furthermore, a consistent, accessible tone, and jargon-free writing style makes Contemporary Terrorism Studies the clearest guide to understanding terrorism.

Digital formats and resources

Contemporary Terrorism Studies is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.

- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with hyperlinks to question pointers, and a library of web links, helping you to broaden your knowledge and understanding terrorism studies: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

- Student resources: additional case studies, guidance on accessing databases, pointers for tackling the questions for reflection, and suggested web links organised by chapter are available online.

- Lecturer resources: customisable PowerPoint slides to adapt and use in teaching

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muro, Diego

Wilson, Tim

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1: Tim Wilson and Diego Muro: Introduction

- Part One: The State of Terrorism Studies

- 2: What are terrorism studies? Tim Wilson

- 3: Harmonie Toros: Critical Terrorism Studies

- 4: Anthony Richards: Conceptualisations of Terrorism

- 5: Adrian Guelke: Terrorism in Context

- 6: Stefan Malthaner, Donatella della Porta, and Lorenzo Bosi: The Social Science of Political Violence

- 7: Gary LaFree: Open Sources Databases

- Part Two: Issues and Debates in Terrorism Studies

- 8: Bernhard Blumenau and Tim Wilson: The History of Terrorism

- 9: What are the Root Causes of terrorism? Nick Brooke

- 10: When Do Individuals Radicalise? Rik Coolsaet

- 11: Can Terrorism be Rational? Max Abrahms

- 12: Alex Braithwaite and Ian Orringer: Target Selection

- 13: Leena Malkki: Longevity of Terrorist Groups

- 14: Can States be Terrorists? Kieran McConaghy

- 15: Caron Gentry: Gendered and Racialised Terrorism

- 16: Peter Lehr: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and Technology

- 17: Peter Neumann: Old and New Terrorism

- 18: Donald Holbrook: Social Media and Terrorism

- 19: Is Terrorism Effective? Diego Muro

- Part Three: Countering Terrorism

- 20: Martin Innes and Helen Innes: Counterterrorism Agencies and Their Work

- 21: Sondre Lindahl and Richard Jackson: Responding to Terrorism Non-violently

- 22: Frank Foley: Counterterrorism and Human Rights

- 23: Rashmi Singh: Foreign Policy and Countering Terrorism

- 24: Christian Kaunert and Ori Wertman: International Organisations and Counterterrorism

- 25: Jakana Thomas: Terrorism by Insurgents and Rebels

- 26: Daniel Koehler: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

- 27: Sarah Marsden: Disengagement and De-Radicalisation Programmes

- 28: Orla Lynch and Carmel Joyce: Victims of Terrorism and Political Violence

- 29: Audrey Kurth Cronin: The End of Terrorist Campaigns

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Diego Muro is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews. His main research interests are identity politics, ethnic conflict, and terrorism and counter-terrorism. He has published in Ethnic and Racial Studies, Ethnicities, Mediterranean Politics, Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict, Nations and Nationalism, South European Society & Politics, Studies in Conflict, and Terrorism and West European Politics. His latest books on terrorism are Ethnicity and Violence (2008), ETA's Terrorist Campaign (2017) and When does terrorism work? (2018).

Dr Tim Wilson is the Director of the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at St Andrews. His research interests and media appearances range widely over the past, present and future of terrorism and political violence. He is especially interested in why such horrors take the particular forms that they do. His first book Frontiers of Violence - a grassroots comparison of different patterns of ethnic violence in contested borderlands - was published in 2010. His second book Killing Strangers: How Political Violence Become Modern appeared in September 2020. Both were published by Oxford University Press.