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New and Published Books

  1. Regional Organizations in African Security

    Edited by Fredrik Soderbaum, Rodrigo Tavares

    The African continent is plagued by some of the most brutal and violent conflicts in the world. At the same time that warfare is changing, so has the state’s capacity to provide security and political stability to its citizens. This book deals with the role of regional organizations in Africa’s...

    Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge

  2. Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict

    The Conflict in Pakistan

    By Niaz A Shah

    Series: Routledge Research in the Law of Armed Conflicts

    Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Conflict in Pakistan demonstrates how international law can be applied in Muslim states in a way that is compatible with Islamic law. Within this broader framework of compatible application, Niaz A. Shah argues that the Islamic law of qital (i.e. armed...

    Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge

  3. The Politics of Exile

    By Elizabeth Dauphinee

    Series: Interventions

    Written in both autoethnographical and narrative form, The Politics of Exile offers unique insight into the complex encounter of researcher with research subject in the context of the Bosnian War and its aftermath. Exploring themes of personal and civilizational guilt, of displaced and fractured...

    Published January 22nd 2013 by Routledge

  4. Bosnian Security after Dayton

    New Perspectives

    Edited by Michael A. Innes

    Series: Contemporary Security Studies

    Featuring fresh contributions from leading scholars, this new volume considers a varied range of post-war, post-Dayton and post-9/11 problems and issues, reminding readers that Dayton is not the only challenge to the safety, stability, and long-term viability of the post-war Bosnian state. Drawing...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge

  5. Transitional Justice in Rwanda

    Accountability for Atrocity

    By Gerald Gahima

    Transitional Justice in Rwanda: Accountability for Atrocity comprehensively analyzes the full range of the transitional justice processes undertaken for the Rwandan genocide. Drawing on the author’s extensive professional experience as the principal justice policy maker and the leading law...

    Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge

  6. Crime-Terror Alliances and the State

    Ethnonationalist and Islamist Challenges to Regional Security

    By Lyubov Mincheva, Ted Robert Gurr

    Series: Contemporary Security Studies

    This book examines the trans-border connections between militant and criminal networks and the relationship between these and the states in which they operate. "Unholy alliances" is a term used to describe hybrid trans-border militant and criminal networks that pose serious threats to security in...

    Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Terrorist Rehabilitation and Counter-Radicalisation

    New Approaches to Counter-terrorism

    Edited by Lawrence Rubin, Rohan Gunaratna, Jolene Jerard

    Series: Political Violence

    This book seeks to explore the new frontiers in counter-terrorism research, analyses and practice, focusing on the imperative to rehabilitate terrorists. The post-9/11 world is in a very early stage of global rehabilitation both of terrorists and criminals. Nonetheless, some correctional...

    Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge

  8. Hamas and Suicide Terrorism

    Multi-causal and Multi-level Approaches

    By Rashmi Singh

    Series: LSE International Studies Series

    This book analyses the root causes of suicide terrorism at both the elite and rank-and- file levels of the Hamas and also explains why this tactic has disappeared in the post-2006 period. This volume adopts a multi-causal, multi-level approach to analyse the use of suicide bombings by Hamas and...

    Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge

  9. Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    Edited by Joel Peters, David Newman

    The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most prominent issues in world politics today. Few other issues have dominated the world’s headlines and have attracted such attention from policy makers, the academic community, political analysts, and the world’s media. The Routledge Handbook on the...

    Published November 28th 2012 by Routledge

  10. Perception and Reality in the Modern Yugoslav Conflict

    Myth, Falsehood and Deceit 1991-1995

    By Brendan O'Shea

    Series: Contemporary Security Studies

    In this book, the author has tried bridge the gap between the common perception of the Yugoslav conflict as portrayed in the media and the actual grim reality with which he was dealing as an EU monitor on the ground. Drawing on original material from both UN and ECMM sources, he has identified the...

    Published November 1st 2012 by Routledge