Jihadi Terrorism and the Radicalisation Challenge (eBook, PDF)

European and American Experiences
Redaktion: Coolsaet, Rik

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Produktbeschreibung

Osama bin Laden's demise in May 2011 marked only the symbolic end of an era. By the time of his killing, he no longer represented the Robin Hood icon that once stirred global fascination. Ten years after the 11 September 2001 attacks, jihadi terrorism has largely lost its juggernaut luster. It now mostly resembles a patchwork of self-radicalising local groups with international contacts but without any central organisational design - akin to the radical left terrorism of the 1970s and the anarchist fin-de-siècle terrorism. This volume addresses two issues that remain largely unexplored in contemporary terrorism studies. It rehabilitates the historical and comparative analysis as a way to grasp the essence of terrorism, including its jihadi strand. Crucial similarities with earlier forms of radicalisation and terrorism abound and differences appear generally not fundamental. Likewise, the very concept of radicalisation is seldom questioned anymore. Nevertheless it often lacks conceptual clarity and empirical validation. Once considered a quintessential European phenomenon, the United States too experiences how some of its own citizens radicalise into terrorist violence. This collective work compares radicalisation in both continents and the strategies aimed at de-radicalisation. But it also assesses if the concept merits its reputation as the holy grail of terrorism studies. The volume is aimed at an audience of decision makers, law enforcement officials, academia and think tanks, by its combination of novel thinking, practical experience and a theoretical approach.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317110927
• Artikelnr.: 45093512

Autorenporträt

Rik Coolsaet is Chair at the Department of Political Science, Ghent University, Ghent University, Belgium

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction, Rik Coolsaet; Part I The State of the Threat; Chapter 1
Jihadi Terrorism: A Global Assessment of the Threat, Paul R. Pillar;
Chapter 2 Al-Qaeda: A True Global Movement, Olivier Roy; Chapter 3 Logics
of Jihadi Violence in North Africa, Hugh Roberts; Chapter 4 'Terrorism
Studies': A Critical Appraisal, Teun Van de Voorde; Part II Cycles of
Terrorism and Radicalisation; Chapter 5 The Debate Over 'Old' vs 'New'
Terrorism, Martha Crenshaw; Chapter 6 Radicalisation and Terrorism in
History: Lessons from the Radical Left Terrorist Campaigns in Europe and
the United States, Leena Malkki; Chapter 7 Cycles of Revolutionary
Terrorism, Rik Coolsaet; Part III Radicalisation in Europe and the US;
Chapter 8 Muslims in Europe and the US: A Shared but Overrated Risk of
Radicalism, Jocelyne Cesari; Chapter 9 The Turn to Political Violence in
the West, Marc Sageman; Chapter 10 Characteristics of Jihadi Terrorists in
Europe (2001-2009), Edwin Bakker; Chapter 11 Dutch Extremist Islamism: Van
Gogh's Murderer and his Ideas, Rudolph Peters; Chapter 12 The Rise and
Demise of Jihadi Terrorism in Belgium, Rik Coolsaet; Part IV
De-radicalisation Experiences; Chapter 13 Disengagement, De-radicalization
and the Arc of Terrorism: Future Directions for Research, John Horgan, Max
Taylor; Chapter 14 Group Desistance from Terrorism: The Dynamics of Actors,
Actions and Outcomes, Clark McCauley; Chapter 15 (De-)Escalating
Radicalisation: The Debate within Immigrant Communities in Europe, Tarik
Fraihi; Chapter 16 Competing Counter-radicalisation Models in the UK,
Robert Lambert; Chapter 17 Counterterrorism and Counter-radicalisation in
Europe: How Much Unity in Diversity?, Rik Coolsaet; Chapter 18
Counter-radicalization in the United States, Lorenzo Vidino; epilogue
Epilogue, Rik Coolsaet;