Bøker i Contemporary Terrorism Studies-serien

This book offers a guide to different aspects of de-radicalization theories, programs and methods.

Explores terrorism and strategic terror, examining how the public responds to terrorist attacks, and what authorities can do in such situations. This book examines five contemporary case studies of the psychological and behavioural effects of strategic terror, from either terrorist attacks or aerial bombardment.

Presents a study about the causes of de-radicalization in armed Islamist movements. This book analyzes the particular conditions under which successful de-radicalization can take place. It is suitable for students of radical Islamist movements and Islamic Studies, terrorism and political violence, security studies, and Middle Eastern politics.

Investigates the extent to which the regenerative capacities of 3 terrorist groups, the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ) of Canada, the Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional - Tupamaros (MLN-T) of Uruguay and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) of Northern Ireland, weakened because of an increase in attrition and a decrease in recruitment.

Examines the dynamics of terrorist financing, including a discussion about the importance of money from both the terrorist and the counter-terrorist perspective. This book argues that it is not the institutions that have failed the war on terrorist financing; rather it is the states that have failed the institutions.

Uses the theory of social movements and first-hand interviews to create a fresh analysis of religiously motivated political violence in the modern world. This title is suitable for students of political violence, religion, sociology, and Politics and International Relations in general.

Brings together both the western and non-western approaches to counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 era.

Offers a theoretically informed analysis of how coherently the European Union fights terrorism in the post-9/11 era.