Dissident Irish Republicanism

PM Currie was educated at Cambridge and Oxford where he gained a doctorate on Islam in India, published as The Shrine and Cult of Muin al-din Chishti of Ajmer (Oxford University Press, 1989; re-issued 1993 and 2006). He has also contributed to the new edition of The Encyclopaedia of Islam published by Brill. He is a research fellow at the School of International Relations, St Andrews University and has a life-long interest in matters Irish. Max Taylor is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. His Principal Research Interests are Terrorism and Political Violence, Internet Crime and Crime Prevention, and Behavioural Criminology. His publications include: The Future of Terrorism (with John Horgan), 2000; Terrorist Lives (with Ethel Quayle), 1994; The Fanatics: A Behavioural Approach to Political Violence, 1991; and The Terrorist, 1988.

"The IRA in one form or another is the oldest terrorist group the modern age has ever known, conducting campaigns for nearly a century. Has the Good Friday Agreement really ended the IRA's career or just created another temporary peace?  Max Taylor and P. M. Currie's Dissident Irish Republicanism  is an unusual fascinating very important and illuminating collection of essays which examines the strengths and weaknesses of all recent IRA offshoots dedicated to reviving the struggle to put the entire island under one government.  The authors recognize that the issues raised here are relevant to understanding terrorist activity elsewhere and have begun a significant effort to see what the connections are, an effort which will help us all understand terrorism better wherever it occurs." -David Rapoport, Founding and CoEditor, Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence.

• 1 - Introduction; Max Taylor; 2 - Why do People Become Dissident Irish Republicans?; John Morrison; 3 - Who becomes a Dissident? Patterns in the Mobilisation and Recruitment of Violent Dissident Republicans in Northern Ireland.; John Horgan and Paul Gill; 4 - Beyond the 'Micro Group': The Dissident Republican Challenge.; Henry Patterson; 5 - Continuity not Compromise? Dissident Republicanism and Continuing violence in Northern Ireland; Jon Tonge; 6 - Dissident Republicans and the Internet.; John Nalton, Gilbert Ramsey, and Max Taylor; 7 - 'Not Like in the Past': Irish Republican Dissidents and the Ulster. Loyalist Response; James McAuley; Chapter 8 - Conclusion; P.M. Currie; Bibliography.