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31. The Routledge Companion to UK Counter-Terrorism

    Edited by Andrew Staniforth, Fraser Sampson

    The United Kingdom has long been an island under siege from terrorists who believe they can advance their aims through acts of violence. Protecting the public from the excesses of extremism remains the primary responsibility of government. For over a century Special Branch, MI5 and MI6 have...

    Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
32. Intelligence and International Security

    New Perspectives and Agendas

    Edited by Len Scott, R. Gerald Hughes, Martin Alexander

    The events of 9/11 and subsequent acts of jihadist terrorism, together with the failures of intelligence agencies over Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction, have arguably heralded a new age of intelligence. For some this takes the form of a crisis of legitimacy. For others the threat of cataclysmic...

    Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
33. Radicalisation and Media

    Connectivity and Terrorism in the New Media Ecology

    By Andrew Hoskins, Akil Awan, Ben O'Loughlin

    Series: Media, War and Security

    This book examines the circulation and effects of radical discourse by analysing the role of mass media coverage in promoting or hindering radicalisation and acts of political violence. There is a new environment of conflict in the post-9/11 age, in which there appears to be emerging threats to...

    Published July 22nd 2012 by Routledge
34. Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare (Routledge Revivals)

    Forecasts and remedies

    By Richard Clutterbuck

    First published in 1990, this book will be of great interest to anyone concerned about conflict and stability in the 1990s, especially governments, police, and buisnesses involved in anti-terrorist technology. It will also be of value to students of politics who want to understand terrorism, and to...

    Published June 30th 2012 by Routledge
35. Network Governance in Response to Acts of Terrorism

    Comparative Analyses

    By Naim Kapucu

    Series: Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy

    High performance during catastrophic terrorist events require the ability to assess and adapt capacity rapidly, restore or enhance disrupted or inadequate communications, utilize flexible decision making swiftly, and expand coordination and trust between multiple emergency and crisis response...

    Published May 28th 2012 by Routledge
36. Counter-Terrorism and Beyond

    The Culture of Law and Justice After 9/11

    Edited by Andrew Lynch, Nicola McGarrity, George Williams

    Series: Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law

    This book considers the increasing trend towards a ‘culture of control’ in democratic countries. The post-9/11 counter-terrorism laws in nations such as the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia provide a stark demonstration of this trend. These laws share a focus on the pre-emption of crime,...

    Published May 28th 2012 by Routledge
37. Counter-Terrorism and State Political Violence

    The 'War on Terror' as Terror

    Edited by Scott Poynting, David Whyte

    Series: Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies

    This edited volume aims to deepen our understanding of state power through a series of case studies of political violence arising from state ‘counter-terrorism’ strategies. The book examines how state counter-terrorism strategies are invariably underpinned by terror, in the form of state political...

    Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
38. Sociology and Human Rights: New Engagements

    Edited by Patricia Hynes, Michele Lamb, Damien Short, Matthew Waites

    Sociology and Human Rights: New Engagements is the first collection to focus on the contribution sociological approaches can make to analysis of human rights. Taking forward the sociology of human rights which emerged from the 1990s, it presents innovative analyses of global human rights struggles...

    Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
39. Russia's Battle with Crime, Corruption and Terrorism

    Edited by Robert Orttung, Anthony Latta

    Series: Routledge Transnational Crime and Corruption

    This book examines Russia's attempts to tackle the challenges of the new and increasing security threats of rising crime, corruption and terrorism that it has experienced since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. It demonstrates the close links between the rising drug trade, border problems,...

    Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
40. Intelligence Cooperation and the War on Terror

    Anglo-American Security Relations after 9/11

    By Adam D.M. Svendsen

    Series: Studies in Intelligence

    This book provides an in-depth analysis of UK-US intelligence cooperation in the post-9/11 world. Seeking to connect an analysis of intelligence liaison with the wider realm of Anglo-American Relations, the book draws on a wide range of interviews and consultations with key actors in both countries...

    Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge