Contradictions Of Terrorism

Author : Sandra Walklate,Gabe Mythen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136240812

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Over the last fifteen years there has been a significant growth in literature dealing with terrorism. Nevertheless, scholars within mainstream criminology have only recently begun to grapple with the problem of terrorism in a sustained fashion. In this provocative book the authors provide both an exposition of the contradictions that have emerged around the regulation of terrorism and an incisive analysis of the questions that the management of terrorism poses for the discipline. Focusing primarily on the processes and practices that have emerged in the United States and the United Kingdom, the book provides a critical account of the political construction, mediation and regulation of terrorist threat since the events of 9/11. The authors explore the ways in which new institutional modes of risk assessment based on the principle of pre-emption have impacted on individuals targeted by them. Noting the dilemmas produced by the pre-emptive turn, the authors also elucidate more recent moves to develop the idea of resilience in counter-terrorism and security policy. This book will be suitable for academics and students interested in political violence, terrorism, geopolitics and risk, as well as for practitioners and experts working in the security industries.

Author : Sandra Walklate,Gabe Mythen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136240805

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Contradictions of Terrorism by Sandra Walklate,Gabe Mythen Pdf

Over the last fifteen years there has been a significant growth in literature dealing with terrorism. Nevertheless, scholars within mainstream criminology have only recently begun to grapple with the problem of terrorism in a sustained fashion. In this provocative book the authors provide both an exposition of the contradictions that have emerged around the regulation of terrorism and an incisive analysis of the questions that the management of terrorism poses for the discipline. Focusing primarily on the processes and practices that have emerged in the United States and the United Kingdom, the book provides a critical account of the political construction, mediation and regulation of terrorist threat since the events of 9/11. The authors explore the ways in which new institutional modes of risk assessment based on the principle of pre-emption have impacted on individuals targeted by them. Noting the dilemmas produced by the pre-emptive turn, the authors also elucidate more recent moves to develop the idea of resilience in counter-terrorism and security policy. This book will be suitable for academics and students interested in political violence, terrorism, geopolitics and risk, as well as for practitioners and experts working in the security industries.

Author : Phillip Anthony O'Hara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Terrorism
ISBN : 1740671376

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The War on Terrorism, Political-economic Contradictions and Policy Issues by Phillip Anthony O'Hara Pdf

Author : Michael Stohl,Richard Burchill,Scott Englund
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780520294165

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Constructions of Terrorism by Michael Stohl,Richard Burchill,Scott Englund Pdf

This publication is part of the Constructions of Terrorism Research Project being carried out through a partnership between TRENDS Research & Advisory, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Author : Husband, Charles,Alam, Yunis
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847428028

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Social cohesion and counter-terrorism by Husband, Charles,Alam, Yunis Pdf

Post 9/11, the imposition of policies of counter-terrorism has seen the erosion of support for fundamental human rights. Simultaneously, Muslim communities in European cities have become a focus for state and local policy, leading to a fixation with policies of social cohesion. This book offers a unique research-based contribution to the debate around community cohesion and counter-terrorism policies in Britain. Through privileged access to the senior management and staff of five metropolitan authorities it reveals the contradictions between these policies as they are implemented in tandem at the local level. A robust critique of contemporary policy, this book is for all academics, policy makers and practitioners concerned with the management of ethnic diversity.

Author : Shannon Zimmerman
Publisher : Brill Nijhoff
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9004548114

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The Responsibility to Protect and Counter-Terrorism by Shannon Zimmerman Pdf

The powerful concepts of Responsibility to Protect and Counter-Terrorism are often considered contradictory. However, these norms have begun to interact in new and unexpected ways, finding areas of conflict and congruence that challenge the way we approach humanitarian protection.

Author : Stephen P. Reyna
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785330803

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Deadly Contradictions by Stephen P. Reyna Pdf

As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire. Stephen P. Reyna argues that contemporary forms of violence exercised by American elites in the colonies, client state, and regions of interest have deferred imperial problems, but not without raising their own set of deadly contradictions. This book can be read many ways: as a polemic against geopolitics, as a classic social anthropological text, or as a seminal analysis of twenty-four US global wars during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras.

Author : Peter R. Neumann,M.L.R. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134092710

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The Strategy of Terrorism by Peter R. Neumann,M.L.R. Smith Pdf

This is the first book to set out a comprehensive framework by which to understand terrorism as strategy. It contends that even terrorism of the supposedly nihilist variety can be viewed as a bona fide method for distributing means to fulfil the ends of policy, that is, as a strategy. The main purpose of the work is to describe the dynamics of terr

Author : Darya Yu Bazarkina,Evgeny N. Pashentsev,Gregory Simons
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1536179302

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Terrorism and Advanced Technologies in Psychological Warfare by Darya Yu Bazarkina,Evgeny N. Pashentsev,Gregory Simons Pdf

Advanced technologies in the contemporary society enable many social problems to be resolved. However, due to the imperfect nature of social relations in human society, these technologies are very often used against human security and public interest. One of the most obvious and dangerous expressions of such usage is the activity of terrorist organizations, which potentially threatens the very foundations of democracy and social security This book is a first attempt to analyze the current practice and future risks of high-tech psychological warfare waged by terrorists on a national and cross-border basis. An international team of authors from eleven countries assesses the quantitative and qualitative development of the psychological impact of terrorists on their target audiences, taking into account the wider context of global social, economic and political shifts and acute geopolitical contradictions. The book also presents new understandings on methods of countering the psychological impact of terrorists on modern society. These methods include a wide range of technical and social tools - from philosophical concepts and cultural theories to the use of artificial intelligence to prevent terrorism and ensure psychological security of society and its progressive democratic development. It should be clarified that the implementation of advanced technologies by terrorists in the broad sense of the word is based on the contradictory social role of these technologies today and in the foreseeable future.

Author : Huseyin Durmaz
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781586037406

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Understanding and Responding to Terrorism by Huseyin Durmaz Pdf

Concerns three main topics: Dynamics of effective international cooperation against terrorism: Facilitators and barriers; Law enforcement response to terrorism in different countries and regions; and Emergency management lessons for Homeland Security.

Author : Charles Husband,Yunis Alam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Cultural pluralism
ISBN : 1447303385

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Social Cohesion and Counter-terrorism by Charles Husband,Yunis Alam Pdf

This work offers a research- based contribution to the debate around community cohesion and counter-terrorism policies in Britain. It is based upon privileged access to staff and elected members at 5 major local authorities, and upon qualitative interviews with a diverse range of people from differing ethnic communities.

Author : Phillip O'Hara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134435227

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Global Political Economy and the Wealth of Nations by Phillip O'Hara Pdf

This comprehensive collection documents the major processes, performance, institutions, problems and policies associated with global political economy. For the first time in a single volume, the authors present a detailed analysis of the changing distribution and production of wealth throughout the world, different measures of performance, the glob

Author : Louis Rene Beres
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000314366

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Terrorism And Global Security by Louis Rene Beres Pdf

The enormous potential for destruction that lies latent in nuclear technology inevitably gives rise to the possibility of nuclear terrorism—the use of nuclear explosives or radioactivity by insurgent groups. Professor Beres considers the factors that might foster such terrorism, the forms it might take, and the probable consequences of each form. He then identifies a coherent strategy of counternuclear terrorism, one that embraces both technological and behavioral measures, that suggests policies for deterrence and situation management on both national and international levels, and that points toward a major refashioning of world order.

Author : J. Angelo Corlett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1402016956

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Terrorism by J. Angelo Corlett Pdf

This book is the culmination of over 15 years of research on terrorism, secession, and related concepts such as the obligation to obey the law, pacifism, civil disobedience, non-violent direct action, political violence, revolution, and assassination. It is sincerely hoped that the content of this book is construed as an ethical and philosophical attempt to advance human understanding of some of life’s most intractable problems, namely, terrorism and more generally, political violence. This book is proffered as a propadeutic to further study of these issues and is not to be interpreted as the author’s final word on them. For the pursuit of truth and avoidance of error is never wholly complete, but at best a life-long process of continual reflection, analysis and argument. And it will please the author of this book if it brings even a modicum of knowledge to the difficulties it investigates. Some of the chapters of this book have been published or have otherwise experienced the critical assistance of various public academic forums, and I am sincerely grateful to those who have shaped my thinking about terrorism and its related concepts. Among those who have provided critical and helpful insights concerning various sections of the contents of this book are: David Copp, Richard Falk, Joel Feinberg, Richard W. Miller, and Thomas Pogge.

Author : Maximiliano E. Korstanje
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
ISBN : 1536177385

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Allegories of a Never-ending War by Maximiliano E. Korstanje Pdf

The attacks to the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001 brought serious consequences for the daily lives of Americans even to date. Although the literature on 9/11 and the resulted War on Terror abounds, less attention was paid to the daily effects of 9/11 in Western culture. To fill this gap, the present book, which is formed by different authored chapters, not only focuses on deciphering the nature and historical evolution of terrorism but also its consequences on the capitalist system. Starting from the premise that 9/11 is destroying the Western democracies from the inside, authors who have contributed to this editorial project shed light on the inconsistencies and ideological limitations of terrorism-research today. In this respect, the book infers the thesis that terrorism has affected one of the cultural touchstones of Western civilization: the sacred law of hospitality.The Islamophobia, the recent white supremacist manifestations, and the adoption of high technology to surveillance (or spy) the private life of citizens, without mentioning the tightening of border checks are clear signs that terrorism is gradually and partly isolating the US from the rest of the world. This book intends to discuss to what extent terrorism is mining democracy internally. We have invited authors from different countries and cultures to participate, some of them even non-English native speakers. This would be very well a limitation since speaking in a foreign language is almost difficult, but to my end, this is the tug of war of the book. Still further, an edited book contains interesting debates, which need to be properly organized by the editor, given the discrepancies among the authors ́ ideologies. For that, we have disposed from an introductory and concluding chapter to review the common-thread argumentation--chapter by chapter. Last but not least, each author not only gave a multicultural perspective on the problem but a particular diagnosis of how terrorism is discussed, imagined and internalized in different countries. These chapters interrogate further on the dominant discourse revolving around terrorism, Jihadism and 9/11. We hope this book helps to clearly expand the current understanding of terrorism and its effects in the Western culture.