Contemporary Terrorism Studies
Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors: A Comparative Study of Salafi-Jihadist Groups
1st Edition
By Edward D. Last
January 29, 2024
This book applies strategic culture concepts to violent non-state actors (VNSAs) in a comparative analysis. In recent years, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has become notorious for kidnapping Western hostages in north-western Africa and for its role in the short-lived Islamist takeover of ...
Female Terrorism in America: Past and Current Perspectives
1st Edition
By Jonathan Matusitz, Elena Berisha
August 01, 2022
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of female terrorism in America, both past and present. The volume takes a fresh look at women’s actions of left-wing political violence, right-wing political violence, and religious extremist violence (among others). It also examines the multitude of ...
Victims and Perpetrators of Terrorism: Exploring Identities, Roles and Narratives
1st Edition
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By Orla Lynch, Javier Argomaniz
May 21, 2019
This volume examines how both victims and perpetrators of terrorism are relevant to our understanding of political violence. While the perpetrators of political violence have been the subject of significant academic research, victims of terrorism and political violence have rarely featured in this ...
Reintegrating Jihadist Extremist Detainees: Helping Extremist Offenders Back into Society
1st Edition
By Daan Weggemans, Beatrice de Graaf
January 11, 2019
This book seeks to understand the processes of reintegration of former Jihadist detainees, as well as the role that the police and other frontline professionals play in this process. Over the past few decades the number of people who have been detained under the suspicion of terrorist activities ...
Understanding Boko Haram: Terrorism and Insurgency in Africa
1st Edition
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By James J. Hentz, Hussein Solomon
October 18, 2018
The primary objective of this book is to understand the nature of the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria. Boko Haram’s goal of an Islamic Caliphate, starting in the Borno State in the North East that will eventually cover the areas of the former Kanem-Borno Empire, is a rejection of the ...
Understanding Deradicalization: Methods, Tools and Programs for Countering Violent Extremism
1st Edition
By Daniel Koehler
December 22, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the different aspects of deradicalization theories, programs and methods. It analyzes the practical and theoretical aspects of deradicalization programs and the methods being employed to bring extremists and terrorist back to a non-violent life. The book ...
Hamas, Popular Support and War in the Middle East: Insurgency in the Holy Land
1st Edition
By Richard Davis
June 16, 2017
This book offers a new understanding of the nature of power-seeking insurgent groups by empirically examining the use of violence by Hamas in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Though Hamas has learned to ride the tides of popular support, it remains suspended between its quest to achieve the values...
Understanding Lone Actor Terrorism: Past Experience, Future Outlook, and Response Strategies
1st Edition
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By Michael Fredholm
June 16, 2017
This volume examines the lone actor terrorist phenomenon, including the larger societal trends which may or may not have led to their acts of terrorism. With lone actor terrorism becoming an increasingly common threat, the contributors to this volume aim to answer the following questions: What ...
Social Networks, Terrorism and Counter-terrorism: Radical and Connected
1st Edition
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By Martin Bouchard
February 01, 2017
This book examines two key themes in terrorism studies, the radicalization process and counter-terrorism policies, through the lens of social networks. The book aims to show that networks should be at the forefront not only when analysing terrorists, but also when assessing the responses to their ...
Al Qaeda’s Global Crisis: The Islamic State, Takfir and the Genocide of Muslims
1st Edition
By V. G. Julie Rajan
August 23, 2016
This book focuses on the crises facing Al Qaeda and how the mass killing of Muslims is challenging its credibility as a leader among Islamist jihadist organizations. The book argues that these crises are directly related to Al Qaeda’s affiliation with the extreme violence employed against Muslims ...
Radicalization in Western Europe: Integration, Public Discourse and Loss of Identity among Muslim Communities
1st Edition
By Carolin Görzig, Khaled Al-Hashimi
June 28, 2016
Employing a theoretical framework based on the concept of identity loss, this book seeks to understand why increased integration has stimulated greater radicalization among the Muslim populations in Western Europe. Through extensive field research in four European countries – the UK, the ...
Putting Terrorism in Context: Lessons from the Global Terrorism Database
1st Edition
By Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, Erin Miller
April 11, 2016
This book offers a guide to interpreting available statistical data on terrorism attacks around the world. The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) now includes more than 113,000 terrorist attacks, starting in 1970. By analyzing these data, researchers demonstrate how a very small number of terrorist ...