When Does Terrorism Work?

Informationen zum Autor Dr Diego Muro is Lecturer in International Relations at the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). Zusammenfassung This book examines the question of when terrorism works. Determining if political violence is effective and if it is vital for both intellectual and practical reasons. The volume contains chapters from scholars at the forefront of this debate and argues terrorism can be effective in delivering tactical returns but is largely ineffective in realizing strategic goals. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Diego Muro, 1 Terrorism works in theory, but not in practice - Max Abrahms, 2 When terrorism works: explaining success and failure across varying targets and objectives -Peter Krause, 3 Terrorist group survival as a measure of effectiveness - Brian Phillips, 4 Terrorism and state repression: strategic choice and the domestic normative context - Frank Foley, 5 The effectiveness of ethnonationalist terrorism- Kieran McConaghy, 6 Why terrorism fails. Lessons from ETA’s terrorist campaign -Diego Muro, 7 The Puzzle of Nonviolence in Western Sahara - Christian Leuprecht & Matthew Porges, 8 Violence as a path to power in Latin America (1956–1996). The cases of Uruguay and El Salvador - Eduardo Rey Tristán & Alberto Martín Álvarez, Conclusion - Diego Muro

Product details

• Authors: Diego Muro, Diego (King''''s College London Muro, Diego (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Muro
• Assisted by: Diego Muro (Editor), Diego (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Muro (Editor), Muro Diego (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138123502
• ISBN: 978-1-138-12350-2
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Extremism and Democracy; Extremism and Democracy; Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, Terrorism, armed struggle