Research on Terrorism: Trends, Achievements and Failures

ISBN 10: 071468273X / ISBN 13: 9780714682730

Published by Routledge, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research on Terrorism: Trends, Achievements and Failures
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071468273X
• ISBN 13: 9780714682730
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 400 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This book brings together leading international experts in the world of terrorism research and counterterrorism policy-making.

It has three clear areas of focus:

• it looks at current issues and trends in terrorism research
• it explores how contemporary research on terrorism is focused and conducted
• it examines how this research impacts in terms of counterterrorism policy and practice.

This is essential reading for all students of politics and security studies and scholars with an interest in terrorism and policy-making.

About the Author

Dr Andrew Silke has a background in forensic psychology and has worked both in academia and for the government. He has published extensively on terrorists and terrorism in journals, books and the popular press. His most recent book was Terrorists, Victims and Society: Psychological Perspectives on Terrorism and its Consequences, published by Wiley (2003). He is an Honorary Senior Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews and is a Fellow of the University of Leicester. His work has taken him to Northern Ireland, the Middle East and Latin America. He is a member of the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals and serves on the United Nations Roster of Terrorism Experts.