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Terrorism – political violence against civilians meant to inspire fear in a wider audience, usually carried out by non-state actors – has occurred for millennia and has been studied seriously by researchers since at least the 1970s, while the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and subsequent wars have brought a considerable amount of attention to the topic in the ensuing decades. What Do We Know about Terrorism? addresses these developments, engaging with key topics such as definitions of terrorism, terrorism and social media, terrorism in civil war, and deradicalization. Timely chapters written by scholars review what we know about various topics related to terrorism and describe the empirical research findings in the academic literature. The book also includes many historical and modern examples of terrorist groups and attacks to ground the theoretical ideas into concrete illustrations for students.
This accessible and cutting edge overview helps students learn about terrorism and political violence, fitting in with many of the topics that come up in relevant classes.
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Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCING TERRORISM
1. Definitions of Terrorism, Seray Yalaz (American University, USA) and Joseph K. Young (University of Kentucky, USA)
2. Structural Explanations of Terrorism, James A. Piazza (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
3. What Terrorism Does: A Critical Terrorism Studies Approach, Harmonie Toros (University of Reading, UK)
PART II: TERRORISM ISSUES TODAY
4. Why Individuals Engage in Terrorism: From Group Dynamics to Online Radicalization, Sophia Moskalenko (Georgia State University, USA)
5. What Do We Know About the Organizational Dynamics of Terrorism?, Victor Asal (University at Albany, USA), Amira Jadoon (Clemson University, USA), Gary Ackerman (University at Albany, USA), and Burcu Pinar Alakoc (University of Chicago, USA)
6. Financing Terrorism, Hyeran Jo (Texas A&M University, USA)
7. Terrorism in Civil War, Virginia Page Fortna (Columbia University, USA)
8. Transnational Dimensions of Terrorism, Alex Braithwaite (University of Arizona, USA)
9. Terrorism and Social Media, Tamar Mitts (Columbia University, USA) and Nusrat Farooq (Yale University, USA)
10. Understanding Right-Wing Terrorism: Trends, Threats, and Responses, Holley E. Hansen (Oklahoma State University, USA)and Stephen C. Nemeth (Oklahoma State University, USA)
11. Cruel Intentions: Women, Terrorism, and Violence, Mia Bloom (Georgia State University, USA)
12. Democracy and Terrorism, Sambuddha Ghatak (San Diego State University, USA)
PART III: ENDING TERRORISM?
13. Factors Determining Terrorist Group Termination and Survival, Graig R. Klein (Leiden University, Netherlands)and Efe Tokdemir (Bilkent University, Turkey)
14. Terrorist Disengagement and Deradicalization, Emma Leonard Boyle (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
15. The Future of Terrorism in an Age of Disinformation, Navin A. Bapat, (University of North Carolina, USA)
Product details
| Published | 15 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9798765151976 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 b/w figures |
| Series | What Do We Know about International Relations |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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