Terrorism & Political Violence Books

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41. 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
42. 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
43. 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
44. 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
45. 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
46. 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
47. Mohajir Militancy in Pakistan

    Violence and Transformation in the Karachi Conflict

    By Nichola Khan

    Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

    Synthesizing political, anthropological and psychological perspectives, this book addresses the everyday causes and appeal of long-term involvement in extreme political violence in urban Pakistan. Taking Pakistan’s ethno nationalist Mohajir party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as a case study,...

    Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
48. Developments in Counter-Terrorist Measures and Uses of Technology

    Edited by Helen Fenwick

    This book considers some of the most notable aspects of the legal response to the "war on terror" post- 9/11 and the use of technology to support them. It examines the shift from a criminal justice response to the creation of a parallel preventive system running in tandem with it. This system...

    Published April 3rd 2012 by Routledge
49. The Terrorism Reader

    4th Edition

    Edited by David J. Whittaker

    Series: Routledge Readers in History

    The Terrorism Reader is an intriguing introduction to a notorious and disturbing international phenomenon. The book draws together material from a variety of experts and clearly explains their opinions on terrorism, allowing understanding, conjecture and debate. David J. Whittaker explores all...

    Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
50. International Terrorism Post-9/11

    Comparative Dynamics and Responses

    Edited by Asaf Siniver

    Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies

    This edited volume brings together both western and non-western approaches to counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 era. This multi-cultural study of counter-terrorism strategies identifies common lessons from failed and successful attempts to counter the terrorist threat and provides guidelines for...

    Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge