Terrorism and Political Violence

Caroline Kennedy-Pipe is a professor of war studies at the University of Hull. She is the university lead on maritime and security issues. She has published extensively on these issues and has been quoted in The Guardian as being ‘one of the UK’s leading experts in war’. Gordon Clubb is a lecturer in international security at the University of Leeds and is Director of the Terrorism and Political Violence Association. Recently, he has written on the disengagement and de-radicalization of Fatah and the Irish Republican Army. Simon Mabon is a lecturer in international relations at the University of Lancaster. He is the author of Saudi Arabia and Iran: Soft Power Rivalry in the Middle East (I.B. Tauris, 2013), Hizballah: From Islamic Resistance to Government (Praeger, 2014, with Gordon Clubb and James Worrall) and British Foreign Policy (Routledge, 2015, with Mark Garnett). He is Director of the Richardson Institute and a research associate with the Foreign Policy Centre.

This edited volume represents a collection of contributions from highly experienced academics to those at the beginning of their academic career. It covers a very broad spectrum of topics concerning terrorism and political violence, from a multitude of theoretical concepts, tactics and positioning, from how terrorism emerges through to how it ends, and how to approach the study and research of the topics. The book represents a rare opportunity for an all-in-one, up-to-date and informative source on these aspects that impact upon our contemporary lives, which makes it an invaluable source for many – researchers and students through to those with an interest in the matter.

• SECTION A: APPROACHING THE STUDY OF TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCELocating Terrorism Studies - Simon MabonTerrorism and Ethics - Gilberto Algar-FariaA History of Terrorism: Ideology, Tactics and Organization - Pola Zafra-DavisDefining Cyberterrorism - Lee Jarvis and Stuart McDonaldEssay 1: A Critical Approach: Violence, ‘Victims’ and ‘Innocents’ - Marie Breen-Smyth and Samantha CookeEssay 2: A Critical View of Critical Terrorism Studies - James LutzEssay 3: The Global War on Terror and State Terrorism - Michael StohlSECTION B: UNDERSTANDING TERRORISMThe ′Root Causes′ of Terrorism - Nina MusgraveSupporting Terrorism - Nicole Ives-AllisonTerrorism, Communication and the Media - Cristina ArchettiEssay 4: IEDs, Martyrs, Civil Wars, and Terrorists - Caroline Kennedy-PipeEssay 5: Towards Global Jihadism - Bill Braniff and Assaf MoghadamEssay 6: Living with Terror, not Living in Terror: The Impact of Chronic Terrorism on Israeli Society - Dov WaxmanSECTION C: HOW TERRORISM ENDSHow Terrorism Ends - Sarah MarsdenConflict Resolution and Terrorists as Spoilers - Sophie WhitingIndividual Disengagement from Terrorist Groups - Paul Gill, Noemie Bouhana and John MorrisonEssay 7: De-Radicalization, Disengagement and the Attitudes-Behavior Debate - Gordon ClubbEssay 8: Drone Warfare - Michael BoyleSECTION D: RESOURCESResource 1: Study Skills for Dissertations, Essays and Exams - Terry HathawayResource 2: Conducting Field Research on Terrorism - Adam Dolnik