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Although the literature on terrorism is vast, there are many gaps in it. This book helps to fill these lacunae with entries from top terrorism scholars and counterterrorism practitioners in the world.
List of contents
Introduction
I: RECONCEPTUALIZING TERRORISM 1. Defining Terrorism: Why It Matters
2. Terrorism and Research Design: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls and Learn to Spot Them
3. The Social History of Political Violence
4. State Terrorism: The Elephant in the Room
5. Terrorism and Mass Shootings
6. II: UNDERSTUDIED TERRORISTS 7. Militant Islamist Extremism in Southeast Asia
8. Terrorism in the Sahel
9. Terrorism in Latin America: A Neglected Region in Terrorism Studies
10. The Ustasha Regime, 1941-1945: An Understudied Case Study in Terrorism Studies
11. Women's Engagement with Political Violence and Terrorism
12. Terrorism's Gender Dynamics: Women, Men, and Da'esh
13. Far-Right Terrorism: The History, Present, and Future
III: TERRORIST INNOVATIONS 14. Terrorist Groups and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Growing Threat
15. New and Emerging Technologies for Terrorists
16. Terrorism and Information Warfare
17. Terrorism and Social Media
18. Cyberterrorism: How Terror Groups Use Cyberspace
IV: NEW TOPICS IN TERRORISM STUDIES 19. The Social Ecology of Trauma and Extremist Violence
20. Terrorism and Foreign Interference
21. Terrorism and the United Nations
22. The Great Replacement Theory
23. The Crime-Terror Nexus: A Burgeoning Research Area
24. Vying to Win: Understanding Terrorist Competition
25. Terrorism and Publicity: Is the Conventional Wisdom Changing?
V: HOW MUCH HAS TERRORISM REALLY EVOLVED? 26. Is the 'New' Terrorism of Today Truly New?
27. The Evolution of Modern Terrorism
28. The Irish Republican Army: Implications for Terrorism Studies
29. Islamist Political Violence: Deconstructing the Threat
30. Black September and Its Enduring Counterterrorism Legacy
31. The Evolution of Hezbollah
32. Palestinian Terrorism: How Is It Different?
VI: RESPONSES TO TERRORISM 33. Is Terrorism an Effective Tactic? Evolution in the Conventional Wisdom
33. Terrorism and Overreaction
34. Human Rights and Terrorism
35. Targeted Killing: Weighing the Pros and Cons
36. The War on Terror: The Past and Future Problem
About the author
Max Abrahms is a tenured professor of political science at Northeastern University, where he specializes in international security, especially terrorism. Abrahms has published extensively in leading academic and popular outlets such as
International Security, International Organization, Foreign Affairs, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and
The Atlantic. He regularly consults for government agencies and provides analysis in the media on the contemporary terrorism landscape. Previously, Abrahms taught at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Dartmouth.
Summary
Although the literature on terrorism is vast, there are many gaps in it. This book helps to fill these lacunae with entries from top terrorism scholars and counterterrorism practitioners in the world.
