Jihadist Terror - New Threats, New Responses

The past 18 months have seen a radical increase in incidents of jihadist terrorism within the United Kingdom - from the Manchester Arena attack, to the Houses of Parliament, to London Bridge. As a result, there are renewed calls for a high-level national conversation about the causes of, and the responses to, this particular terrorist problem. This book identifies policy and research gaps from an evidence-based perspective - it analyses what we know, what we don''t know and what we need to know in relation to understanding and countering the jihadist terrorist threat. It provides readers with a synthesis of the knowledge and evidence that exists on each of the key topic areas, representing a distinctive and valuable resource for policymakers, academics and students. The contributors to the volume are leading international and national experts, from both the scholarly and policy-making communities, who are ideally placed to comment on the question of jihadist terrorism and the future of the threat in the UK.>

About the author

Anthony Richards is Reader in Criminology at University of East London. He is Programme Leader for Criminology and Criminal Justice and teaches on the MSc in Terrorism Studies. His primary research interests are terrorism, UK counter-terrorist strategy, radicalisation and extremism.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Richards
• Assisted by: Anthony Richards (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781788315531
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-553-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, RELIGION / Fundamentalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Terrorism, armed struggle, Religious Fundamentalism, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities