Autorentext

Murat Haner, Assistant Professor, School Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University. Melissa M. Sloan, Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, University of South Florida.

Klappentext

Terrorism: Perspectives from the Social Sciences uses a research-based approach to analyze terrorism and terrorist groups and to develop policy making guidelines. Real-world case studies and a dedicated art program are used to engage readers and demonstrate the severe, wide-ranging, and multifaceted impacts of terrorism and terrorists' actions. The inclusion of the empirical literature and emphasis on the application of social science theory makes the text useful to students and academics in the disciplines of criminology/criminal justice, political science, sociology, and interdisciplinary terrorism studies.

Inhalt

• Chapter 1. Terrorism: Definitions and Classifications

• Chapter 2. Living with the Terrorist Threat: The Psychosocial Impact of Terrorism

• Chapter 3. Theories of Terrorism: Psychological, Sociological, and Criminological Explanations

• Chapter 4. Why People Join Terrorist Groups: The Radicalization Process

• Chapter 5. Women, Gender, and Terrorism: Exploring Gendered Pathways and Experiences

• Chapter 6. Ideological Terrorism: Far-Left vs. Far-Right Political Extremism

• Chapter 7. Nationalistic Terrorism: Ethnic Nationalism and Non-State Terrorist Violence

• Chapter 8. Religious Terrorism: Terrorist Violence Motivated by Religious Imperatives

• Chapter 9. Targets and Tactics: When, Where, and How Terrorists Kill

• Chapter 10. Terrorism and the Media: Communication Strategies and their Consequences

• Chapter 11. Financing Terrorism: How Terrorists Raise, Store, and Transfer Funds

• Chapter 12. Countering Terrorism: Considerations for Shaping Effective Security Strategies

• Chapter 13. Ethical Issues in Countering Terrorism: Emerging Technologies and Questionable Practices