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Understanding Terrorism
and Political Violence
The Life Cycle of Birth, Growth,
Transformation, and Demise
Dipak K. Gupta, San Diego State University, USA
’Highly recommended’ – R.G.
Mainuddin, Choice
’Reading this book, it is clear
that it is a labor of love. A
combination of personal
detail (a terrific opening
section that will surprise
many familiar with his
previous work), literary
observations, crossdisciplinary
references
that never feel clumsily
juxtaposed, and examples
drawn from across conceptual boundaries provide
the reader with a richly potent stew of material to
contemplate. What Gupta ultimately provides in
his dynamic conceptual framework is a research
agenda, rich for potential hypothesis testing.
Gupta rises to the challenge laid down by Walter
Reich and others in terrorism studies by moving
beyond the confines of individual disciplinary
perspectives, and for that alone should be praised.
That he does so by providing a thoughtful, learned
volume is even more reason to read this important
and essential book.’ – John Horgan, Pennsylvanian
State University, USA
Selected Contents: Foreword Martha Crenshaw.
Introduction. Theories on Origins of Movements. Selfish
Altruist: Modeling the Mind of a Terrorist. The Dynamics of
Dissent: A Theoretical Perspective. Faith, Nationalism, and
Class Warfare: Birth of a Movement. Growth of Rebellion.
A Marriage Made in Hell? Terrorism and Organized Crime.
Terrorism’s Trap: A Winnable War? Appendix A. Appendix B
2008: 234 x 156: 304pp
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Forthcoming in 2011
Irish Republican Terrorism
and Politics
A Comparative Study of the Official
and the Provisional IRA
Kacper Rekawek, Warsaw School of Social Sciences
and Humanities, Poland
This book examines the post-ceasefire evolutions and
histories of the main Irish republican terrorist factions,
and the interconnected character of politics and
militarism within these.
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Official
Republican Movement: Military Evolution 1972-92
3. The Provisional Republican Movement: Military Evolution
1994-2005 4. Thematic Analysis of Official Republican and
Provisional Republican Post-Ceasefire Militarism 5. The
Official Republican Movement: Political Evolution 1972-92
6. The Provisional Republican Movement: Political Evolution
1994-2005 7. Thematic Analysis of Official Republican and
Provisional Republican Post-Ceasefire Politics 8. Conclusions.
Bibliography
April 2011: 234 x 156: 224pp
Hb: 978-0-415-58801-0: £75.00
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Leaving Terrorism Behind
Individual and Collective Disengagement
Edited by Tore Bjorgo, Norwegian Institute of
International Affairs (NUPI), Oslo, Norway and
John Horgan, Pennsylvania State University, USA
While there has been a
growing awareness of the
need to understand and prevent
processes of radicalization into
terrorism, disengagement and
deradicalization from terrorism
have long been neglected areas
in research on terrorism. This
book uses empirical data to
explore how and why individuals
and groups disengage from
terrorism, and what can be
done to facilitate it.
Selected Contents: Foreword 1. Introduction Tore Bjørgo
and John Horgan Part 1: Processes 2. Individual
Disengagement: A Psychological Analysis John Horgan
3. Processes of Disengagement from Violent Groups of the
Extreme Right Tore Bjørgo 4. How Terrorist Campaigns End
Audrey Kurth Cronin 5. Leaving Left-Wing Terrorism in Italy:
A Sociological Analysis Donatella della Porta 6. Leaving
Terrorism Behind in Northern Ireland and the Basque Country:
Reassessing Anti-Terrorist Policies and the ’Peace Processes’
Rogelio Alonso 7. The Renunciation of Violence by Egyptian
Jihadi Organisations Diaa Rashwan Part 2: Programmes
8. Exit from Right-Wing Extremist Groups: Lessons from
Disengagement Programmes in Norway, Sweden and Germany
Tore Bjørgo, Sara Grunenberg and Jaap van Donselaar
9. Disengagement and Beyond: A Case Study of Demobilization
in Colombia Marcella Ribetti 10. De-Radicalisation and
Rehabilitation Programmes Targeting Militant Jihadists:
An Overview Richard Barrett and Laila Bokhari 11. Opening
up the Jihadi Debate: Yemen’s Committee for Dialogue
Christopher Boucek, Shazadi Beg, and John Horgan 12. The
Rehabilitation of Jemaah Islamiyah Detainees in Southeast
Asia: A Preliminary Assessment Zachary Abuza 13. Extremist
Reeducation and Rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia Christopher
Boucek 14. Pakistan: In Search of a Disengagement Strategy
Shazadi Beg and Laila Bokhari Part 3: Conclusions
15. Conclusions Tore Bjørgo and John Horgan
2008: 234 x 156: 328pp
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TerrorisM sTudies 45
Forthcoming in 2011
Conducting Terrorism
Field Research
A Guide
Edited by Adam Dolnik, University of Wollongong,
Australia
Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies
This book offers a detailed and practically oriented guide
to the challenges of conducting terrorist fieldwork.
The past decade has seen an explosion of research into
terrorism. However, while there is an increasing interest
among terrorism specialists in conducting such research,
there is no single volume providing prospective field
researchers with a guideline to such work.
This edited volume aims to fill this gap and offers
a collection of articles from experienced authors
representing different risk groups, disciplines,
methodological approaches, regional specializations,
and other context-specific aspects. Each contributor
provides a road-map to their own research, describing
planning and preparation phases, the formalities
involved in getting into conflict zones, gaining access to
sources, managing contacts, interviewing militants in the
field, detailed discussion on the risks involved, ethical
dilemmas, translation issues, effective interviewing and
rapport-building steps, and other practical aspects of
conducting field research. The text will also help
researchers set realistic expectations of how the process
of interviewing militants and secretive government
sources in conflict zones is organized, what the likely
outcomes are, and assist with many other practical issues
such as how to navigate through challenges posed by
government forces unsympathetic to researchers, how
to reduce risk of physical harm when travelling in conflict
zones, how to behave at hostile checkpoints, how to
answer specific questions militants tend to ask prior and
during interviews. The end product is a ’how to’ guide
to field research on terrorism, which will be of much
value to terrorism experts and novices alike, providing
detailed insights into the challenges and obstacles in
doing field research on terrorism, as well as advice on
how these can be overcome.
This book will be of much interest to students and
researchers of terrorism studies, war and conflict studies,
criminology, IR and security studies.
Selected Contents: Introduction Adam Dolnik 1. The
Need for Field Research on Terrorism Adam Dolnik 2. A
More Accessible Population?: Interviewing Former Terrorists
John Horgan 3. Field Research on Counterterrorism:
Interviewing Government Sources Brian Jackson and Lindsey
Clutterbuck 4. Interviewing al Qaida Jason Burke and Peter
Bergen 5. The Participant Observer Method Keith Akins and
Gerard Chaliand 6. The Use of Surveys in Field Research
on Terrorism Christine Fair 7. Field Research on Terrorism
in Colombia Michael Kenney 8. Field Research on Terrorism
in Africa Anneli Botha 9. Field Research on Terrorism in
Southeast Asia 10. Researching Terrorism in Pakistan: An
Insider’s Perspective Amir Rana 11. Interviewing Islamist
Militants as a Woman 12. How to Research ’Us’?: A
Terrorists’ Perspective Conclusions: Researching Terrorism
in the Field: A ’How To’ Guide Adam Dolnik
April 2011: 234 x 156: 240pp
Hb: 978-0-415-60930-2: £85.00
Pb: 978-0-415-60931-9: £23.99
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