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

by Ranstorp; Magnus

• ISBN13: 9780415457781
• ISBN10: 0415457785
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-11-12
• 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	p. ix
Introduction: mapping terrorism research - challenges and priorities	p. 1
Advances towards our understanding of terrorism as a complex behavioural and social phenomenon	p. 29
New trends in terrorism studies: strengths and weaknesses	p. 31
The role of history and continuity in terrorism research	p. 51
The impact of 9/11 on research on terrorism	p. 76
Responding to the roots of terror	p. 94
Understanding terrorist motivation: a socio-psychological perspective	p. 106
Approaching al-Qaeda's warfare: function, culture and grand strategy	p. 127
Understanding recruitment of Islamist terrorists in Europe	p. 164
Unpacking the counterterrorism toolbox	p. 187
Intelligence analysis and counterterrorism: how lies the landscape?	p. 189
Counterterrorism as global governance: a research inventory	p. 210
Competing with terrorists in cyberspace: opportunities and hurdles	p. 236
Future directions in terrorism research	p. 253
Research desiderata in the field of terrorism	p. 255
The complexity of terrorism: social and behavioral understanding - trends for the future	p. 292
Research into terrorism studies: achievements and failures	p. 316
Index	p. 329
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