Bøger i Political Violence serien

This book examines secessionist terrorism in a comparative context across Europe and Eurasia, and seeks to uncover comparative linkages between terrorism and secessionism.

This book examines the role of terrorist innovation and learning in theory and practice, within the context of three specific EU case-studies.

This book explores the evolutionary context of terrorism and political violence.

This book explores the evolutionary context of terrorism and political violence.

This book examines the role of terrorist innovation and learning in theory and practice, within the context of three specific EU case-studies.

Based on fieldwork in several countries, this book examines the politicisation of victims of terrorism and creates a picture of the needs of victims and the reality of the victimisation experience.

This volume provides an overview of intervention and management strategies for dealing with terrorist and extremist offenders in prisons, focusing not only on current threats but also drawing critical lessons from historical case studies.

This volume provides an overview of intervention and management strategies for dealing with terrorist and extremist offenders in prisons, focusing not only on current threats but also drawing critical lessons from historical case studies.

The aim of this book is to provide readers with the tools to understand the historical evolution of terrorism and counterterrorism over the past 150 years.

The aim of this book is to provide readers with the tools to understand the historical evolution of terrorism and counterterrorism over the past 150 years.

This book aims to improve understanding of the broad trends in the utilisation of political violence by examining the use of state terror in world politics.

This book aims to improve understanding of the broad trends in the utilisation of political violence by examining the use of state terror in world politics.

Addresses the appropriateness of US and other Counter-Terrorist (CT) strategies in Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific region and in Latin America. This book aims to re-examine terrorists' strategic goals and sources of legitimacy and the nature of their ideological support. It is intended for students of security studies.

This book is the first systematic assessment of current trends and patterns of militancy in Shii communities in the Middle East and South Asia - specifically in Iran, Iraq, but also in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. It addresses two key questions: What trends emerge in the types of militancy Shii actors employ both inside and outside of the Shii heartland? And what are the main drivers of militancy in the Shii community?

This book deals with the causes, nature, and impact of the divisions within the jihadi movement, and the splits between jihadis and other Islamic groups.

This book seeks to explore the new frontiers in counter-terrorism research, analyses and practice, focusing on the imperative to rehabilitate terrorists.

Addresses the interplay between radicalisation and political violence in Europe, as well as the effectiveness of counter-measures.

Addresses the interplay between radicalisation and political violence in Europe, as well as the effectiveness of counter-measures.

Uses empirical data to explore how and why individuals and groups disengage from terrorism, and what can be done to facilitate it. This book presents case studies of disengagement programmes, from Colombia, northern Europe, Italy, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Singapore comparing and assessing their various strengths and weaknesses.

These papers are from a meeting at University College Cork, Ireland, at which terrorism experts from academia and law enforcement presented and dicussed their views on future developments in terrorism.

This book brings together recognized experts in the world of terrorism research and counter-terrorism policy-making.

Drawing on contributions from academics and practitioners in the field of event security, this book provides a review and analysis of major event security, major sporting event security and Olympic security.

These papers are from a meeting at University College Cork, Ireland, at which terrorism experts from academia and law enforcement presented and dicussed their views on future developments in terrorism.

Terrorism involves technologies available to anyone, anywhere, anytime, deployed through innovative solutions. This book addresses the critical importance of understanding innovation and decision-making between terrorist groups and unconventional weapons, and the difficulty in pinpointing what factors may drive violence escalation.

Shows how there are at least two reasons to question the central role that is assigned to religion, in particular Islam, when explaining suicide terrorism. This book contains essays by some of the leading scholars of terrorism and political violence. It is useful for students of terrorism, political science and Middle Eastern politics.

Uses empirical data to explore how and why individuals and groups disengage from terrorism, and what can be done to facilitate it. This book presents case studies of disengagement programmes, from Colombia, northern Europe, Italy, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Singapore comparing and assessing their various strengths and weaknesses.

Provides an analytical critique of the state of research in the terrorism and counter terrorism studies field, what it has substantively achieved over the years and where it should be heading in the future. This book includes an appendix containing 444 identified research topics developed by the United Nations Terrorism Prevention Branch.

This book is a detailed examination of whether domestic security measures are striking an appropriate balance between homeland security and civil liberties in the post-9/11 era.

Containing essays by top international scholars, this book provides a comprehensive analytical critique of the current state of research in the terrorism and counter-terrorism studies field.