The Aftermath - Societal and Political Responses to Jihadist Terrorism

This book uses examples from Belgium, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to explore the patterns of political and societal responses to terrorist attacks, raise questions about the efficacy of terrorism as a violent communication strategy, and formulate concrete recommendations for policymakers and professionals working to increase resilience and limit the impact of terrorism.

List of contents

• Chapter One: The Aftermath


• Chapter Two: Studying What Happens During the Aftermath


• Chapter Three: What We Feared Has Happened (The Brussels Attacks)


• Chapter Four: Vive La République (The Nice Attack)


• Chapter Five: Unimpressed or Agitated (The Berlin Attack)


• Chapter Six: Don't Look Back in Anger (The Manchester Attack)


• Chapter Seven: From Cooperation to Contestation


• Chapter Eight: Conclusions and Recommendations for Policymakers


• Acknowledgements


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University. Her research interests focus on the impact of terrorism, jihadist terrorism, foreign fighters, and lone-actor terrorism. She aims to make academic knowledge relevant to wider audiences, ranging from the general public to policymakers and politicians.

Product details

• Authors: Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9780197686348
• ISBN: 978-0-19-768634-8
• Series: Causes and Consequences of Terrorism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social, group or collective psychology, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services