Mapping Terrorism Research: State of the Art, Gaps and Future Direction

by Ranstorp; Magnus

• ISBN13: 9780415399913
• ISBN10: 0415399912
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Containing essays by an array of top international scholars, this new book provides a comprehensive analytical critique of the current state of research in the terrorism and counterterrorism studies field, what it has substantively achieved over the years and where it should be heading in the future. Offering an overall examination of research achievements and gaps in scholarly efforts towards understanding terrorism as a complex behavioural and social phenomenon, it also assesses various research approaches into counterterrorism studies, clearly identifying a pathway for prioritized future research agendas in the field. This future research agenda is further enhanced by the provision of an appendix containing 444 identified research topics developed by the United Nations Terrorism Prevention Branch. Mapping Terrorism Researchbuilds a cohesive, interdisciplinary and high-quality research agenda in terrorism and counterterrorism for future generations of academic students, scholars as well as practitioners, and will appeal to students of terrorism studies, political science and international relations.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
1 Introduction: mapping terrorism research – challenges and priorities	1
MAGNUS RANSTORP
PART I Advances towards our understanding of terrorism as a complex behavioural and social phenomenon	29
2 New trends in terrorism studies: strengths and weaknesses	31
JOSHUA SINAI
3 The role of history and continuity in terrorism research	51
ISABELLE DUYVESTEYN
4 The impact of 9/11 on research on terrorism	76
ANDREW SILKE
5 Responding to the roots of terror	94
KARIN VON HIPPEL
6 Understanding terrorist motivation: a socio-psychological perspective	106
JOHN HORGAN
7 Approaching al-Qaeda's warfare: function, culture and grand strategy	127
JEFFREY B. COZZENS
8 Understanding recruitment of Islamist terrorists in Europe	164
MICHAEL TAARNBY
PART II Unpacking the counterterrorism toolbox	187
9 Intelligence analysis and counterterrorism: how lies the landscape?	189
MARTIN RUDNER
10 Counterterrorism as global governance: a research inventory	210
RONALD D. CRELINSTEN
11 Competing with terrorists in cyberspace: opportunities and hurdles	236
NEAL A. POLLARD
PART III Future directions in terrorism research	253
12 Research desiderata in the field of terrorism	255
BERTO JONGMAN
13 The complexity of terrorism: social and behavioral understanding — trends for the future	292
NANCY K. HAYDEN
14 Research into terrorism studies: achievements and failures	316
PAUL WILKINSON
Index	329