1st Edition
The Routledge Companion to Terrorism Studies New Perspectives and Topics
Although the literature on terrorism is vast, there are many holes in it. This book helps to fill these lacunae with entries from top terrorism scholars and counterterrorism practitioners in the world. Grouped thematically by terrorist actors, conflict zones, major attacks, terrorist behaviours, militant group dynamics, terrorist consequences, and counterterrorism approaches, the entries cover a range of topics fundamental to understanding the contemporary terrorism threat and approaches to combating it. Truly global in scope, the book is an ideal reference for anyone interested in these topics from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
Providing incisive analysis on timely topics related to terrorism and counterterrorism, this volume will be essential reading for students, scholars, and practitioners in security studies.
Introduction
Max Abrahms
I: RECONCEPTUALIZING TERRORISM
1. Defining Terrorism: Why It Matters
Alex P. Schmid
2. Terrorism and Research Design: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls and Learn to Spot Them
Anna Getmansky and Charlie Carter
3. The Social History of Political Violence
Timothy K. Wilson
4. State Terrorism: The Elephant in the Room
Richard Jackson
5. Terrorism and Mass Shootings
Adam Lankford
Costantino Pischedda
II: UNDERSTUDIED TERRORISTS
7. Militant Islamist Extremism in Southeast Asia
Peter Chalk
8. Terrorism in the Sahel
Mathieu Bere
9. Terrorism in Latin America: A Neglected Region in Terrorism Studies
Román D. Ortiz
10. The Ustasha Regime, 1941-1945: An Understudied Case Study in Terrorism Studies
Rory Yeomans
11. Women's Engagement with Political Violence and Terrorism
Amira Jadoon and Sibongile Majola
12. Terrorism’s Gender Dynamics: Women, Men, and Da’esh
Valentine M. Moghadam
13. Far-Right Terrorism: The History, Present, and Future
Arie Perliger
III: TERRORIST INNOVATIONS
14. Terrorist Groups and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Growing Threat
Michael J. Boyle
15. New and Emerging Technologies for Terrorists
Jean-Marc Rickli and Christina Liang
16. Terrorism and Information Warfare
Joseph Mroszczyk
17. Terrorism and Social Media
Alexa Mendoza and Jared R. Dmello
18. Cyberterrorism: How Terror Groups Use Cyberspace
Matthew S. Cohen and Chuck D. Freilich
IV: NEW TOPICS IN TERRORISM STUDIES
19. The Social Ecology of Trauma and Extremist Violence
Helary Yakub and Anthony C. Lopez
20. Terrorism and Foreign Interference
Dov H. Levin
21. Terrorism and the United Nations
Miruna Barnoschi
22. The Great Replacement Theory
Tahir Abbas
23. The Crime-Terror Nexus: A Burgeoning Research Area
Annette Idler
24. Vying to Win: Understanding Terrorist Competition
Sloane K. Loges and Stephen C. Nemeth
25. Terrorism and Publicity: Is the Conventional Wisdom Changing?
Aaron M. Hoffman
V: HOW MUCH HAS TERRORISM REALLY EVOLVED?
26. Is the ‘New’ Terrorism of Today Truly New?
Marina Eleftheriadou and Andreas Gofas
27. The Evolution of Modern Terrorism
Stuart Gottlieb
28. The Irish Republican Army: Implications for Terrorism Studies
Richard English
29. Islamist Political Violence: Deconstructing the Threat
Mohammed M. Hafez
30. Black September and Its Enduring Counterterrorism Legacy
Fred Burton
31. The Evolution of Hezbollah
Daniel Sobelman
32. Palestinian Terrorism: How Is It Different?
Boaz Ganor
VI: RESPONSES TO TERRORISM
33. Is Terrorism an Effective Tactic? Evolution in the Conventional Wisdom
Max Abrahms
33. Terrorism and Overreaction
James J.F. Forest
34. Human Rights and Terrorism
Tom Parker
35. Targeted Killing: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Dan DePetris
36. The War on Terror: The Past and Future Problem
Navin A. Bapat
Biography
Max Abrahms is a tenured professor of political science at Northeastern University, where he specializes in international security, especially terrorism. Abrahms has published extensively in leading academic and popular outlets such as International Security, International Organization, Foreign Affairs, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and The Atlantic. He regularly consults for government agencies and provides analysis in the media on the contemporary terrorism landscape. Previously, Abrahms taught at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Dartmouth.
