Background Criminal justice agencies are well positioned to help prevent the radicalisation
of individuals and groups, stop those radicalised from engaging in violence, and reduce the …

Contemporary Debates on Terrorism is an innovative textbook, addressing a number of key
issues in terrorism studies from both traditional and'critical'perspectives. This second edition …

The study of terrorism, traditionally dominated by approaches from Political Science and
Psychology, is becoming increasingly informed by insights emerging from the field of …

Can states afford to protect human rights when facing a terrorist threat? Contemporary
academic literature suggests that the answer to this question is no, concluding that states …

The fight against terrorism, in particular of Islamist nature, has become a focus area of
foreign and security policies in Western countries and around the world. This substantial …

This article examines the effects of counterterrorism policy in Canada, the United States, and
the United Kingdom between 1997 and 2016. We use time series analysis and series …

With the persistent alarm being raised about terrorist violence by the media and government
officials it is unsurprising that scholarship in this area has grown well beyond its traditional …

Terrorist innovation poses a significant challenge to armed forces and civilian populations
around the globe. New methods of attack challenge state defenses and increase the odds of …

The killing of Osama bin Laden by American Special Forces in May 2011 was heralded as
an event of massive symbolic importance. Some argued that the death of bin Laden did not …

Why are some terrorist organizations more likely to be targets of transnational
counterterrorist operations? Previous work has identified characteristics of the environment …