Radicalization, terrorism and conflict
By: edited by Tali K. Walters, Rachel Monaghan and J. Martín Ramírez
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781443846172
Subjects: Terrorism; Radicalism
Other titles: Radicalization, terrorism & conflict
Description: Radicalization, Terrorism, and Conflict is a collection of scholarly works, authored by international researchers and leading thinkers, addressing contemporary, history-making issues in international security and terrorism from an interdisciplinary perspective. Contributors to this edited volume represent global perspectives, ideas, analysis, and research. It provides a jumping-off point for conversation and collaboration that can lead to new knowledge and broader understanding. As an interdisciplinary collection of manuscripts, this book integrates and synthesizes theory, research, and public policy analysis in an effort to solve the complex questions and problems presented by this topic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Radicalization; title: chapter 1. The leading causes and regional security implications of the Arab awakening / Saideh Lotfian; title: chapter 2. The politicization of European converts to Islam / Emmanuel Karagiannis; title: chapter 3. An 'Alternative sense of Reality?' The case of Anders Breivik and the threat of right wing terrorism / Lyndsey Harris and Rachel Monaghan; title: chapter 4. Virtual terror; title: from training camps to virtual sanctuary: the impact of Islamic Jihad in the virtual world / Vivian Salama; title: part 2. Terrorism; title: chapter 5. Terrorism and organized crime in the Spanish criminal law: reasons for specific punishment and punitive responses / Pilar Otero; title: chapter 6. Conflicting counter-terrorisms: the United Kingdom's response to terrorism since 9/11 / Jessie Blackbourn; title: chapter 7. Counter-terrorism: the challenges of intelligence and effective inter-agency cooperation in the 'Game without Frontiers' /Mark Cochrane; title: chapter 8. A decision support system (DDS) for intelligence analysts: a systems approach to understanding, predicting and preventing intelligence failure / Peter Eachus and Ben Short; title: Part 3. Conflict; title: chapter 9. The symbolic importance of group property: implications for intergroup conflict and terrorism / Shannon Callahan and Alison Ledgerwood; title: chapter 10. Cyber terrorism: fear, anger and anxiety as agents of change / Violet Cheung-Blunden and Bill Bluden; title: Chapter 11. Cross-cultural differences in navigating contradiction: conflict resolution and revenge seeking / Dong-Yuan Debbie Wang and F. Dan Richard.