Research on terrorism : trends, achievements & failures

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Research on terrorism : trends, achievements & failures

editor Andrew Silke ; foreword Bruce Hoffman

Routledge, 2009, c2004

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"First published in 2004 in Great Britain by Routledge"--T.p. verso

"Transferred to digital printing 2009"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book brings together leading international experts in the world of terrorism research and counterterrorism policy-making. It has three clear areas of focus: it looks at current issues and trends in terrorism research it explores how contemporary research on terrorism is focused and conducted it examines how this research impacts in terms of counterterrorism policy and practice. This is essential reading for all students of politics and security studies and scholars with an interest in terrorism and policy-making.

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to Terrorism Research 2. The Case for First-hand Research 3. The Devil You Know: Continuing problems with research on terrorism 4. WMD Terrorism Research: Past & future 5. Everything That Descends Must Converge: Terrorism, globalism and democracy 6. Terrorism and Knowledge Growth: A databases and internet analysis 7. What Do We Know About the Substitution Effect in Transnational Terrorism? 8. Conflict Theory and the Trajectory of Terrorist Campaigns in Western Europe 9. Breaking the Cycle: Empirical research and postgraduate studies on terrorism 10. The Road Less Travelled: Recent trends in terrorism research 11. The Future of Terrorism Research and the Search for Empathy

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Details

  • NCID
    BB2062184X
  • ISBN
    • 9780714682730
  • LCCN
    2003062610
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 240 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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