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This book brings together leading international experts in the world of terrorism research and counterterrorism policy-making. It has three clear areas of focus:it looks at current issues and trends in terrorism researchit explores how contemporary research on terrorism is focused and conductedit examines how this research impacts in terms of count

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Chapter 1 | 29  pages, an introduction to terrorism research, chapter 2 | 27  pages, the case for firsthand research, chapter 3 | 15  pages, the devil you know: continuing problems with research on terrorism*, chapter 4 | 19  pages, weapons of mass destruction terrorism research: past and future, chapter 5 | 13  pages, everything that descends must converge: terrorism, globalism and democracy, chapter 6 | 15  pages, terrorism and knowledge growth: a databases and internet analysis, chapter 7 | 19  pages, what do we know about the substitution effect in transnational terrorism, chapter 8 | 23  pages, conflict theory and the trajectory of terrorist campaigns in western europe, chapter 9 | 25  pages, breaking the cycle: empirical research and postgraduate studies on terrorism, chapter 10 | 28  pages, the road less travelled: recent trends in terrorism research, chapter 11 | 15  pages, redefining the issues: the future of terrorism research and the search for empathy.

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'Contributors examine the current issues dominating terrorism research and their impact on counter-terrorism policy and practice. All their findings deserve attention among terrorism analysts.'

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This book brings together leading international experts in the world of terrorism research and counterterrorism policy-making. It has three clear areas of focus: it looks at current issues and trends in terrorism research it explores how contemporary research on terrorism is focused and conducted it examines how this research impacts in terms of counterterrorism policy and practice. This is essential reading for all students of politics and security studies and scholars with an interest in terrorism and policy-making.

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Dr Andrew Silke has a background in forensic psychology and has worked both in academia and for the government. He has published extensively on terrorists and terrorism in journals, books and the popular press. His most recent book was Terrorists, Victims and Society: Psychological Perspectives on Terrorism and its Consequences , published by Wiley (2003). He is an Honorary Senior Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews and is a Fellow of the University of Leicester. His work has taken him to Northern Ireland, the Middle East and Latin America. He is a member of the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals and serves on the United Nations Roster of Terrorism Experts.

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Research on Terrorism: Trends, Achievements and Failures

At a time when there is an increasing sense of paranoia regarding terrorism, there is a powerful need for balanced, expert and informed research into the subject. This book assesses the state and nature of research on terrorism, examing critical issues in the conduct of research and then in how such work is applied in the real-world.Terrorism is a topic which provokes extreme perceptions, perceptions which spill easily into considerations of the actors behind the violence. Misconceptions and prejudices born in the wake of the amorality of terrorist acts - the wanton destruction of property and the suffering of victims - if pervasive enough can have a powerful influence on official attitudes and policy on how to deal with terrorism. This volume outlines the current issues and trends which dominate terrorism research; it explores how research on terrorism is focused, carried out and analysed; and it examines how research impacts in applied settings in terms of counter-terrorism practice and policy. The focus of this book is ultimately to present a clear and succinct view of the key issues and problems facing terrorism research at the start of the 21st century. profe

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The aim of this chapter is to provide a general review of research published in the core terrorism studies journals between 1990 and 2007. As such, this chapter seeks to build on a long history of past reviews and assessments of the literature which have attempted at various points to assess the state of the art on this subject. Terrorism has never been an easy subject to study or research. In particular, relentless (and ongoing) conceptual and definitional disagreements, a shortage of experienced researchers, and a general lack of funding for studies have all presented formidable obstacles. Indeed, in the 1990s, there were probably only about 100 researchers across the world researching and writing on terrorism on a regular basis. One consequence of such an environment is that studies which are expensive in terms of funds or time have been scarce as the resources have not been present to carry them out. This has hindered the progression of the field and much work is simply rehashing old data or providing primarily descriptive or exploratory analysis. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, interest in - and funding for – terrorism related research has increased enormously. The number of researchers both in terms of postgraduate students and more established professionals has increased enormously. Thus, this review hopes to shed light on what are the key issues in the core journals in a post-9/11 world and whether there are any indications that old problems and limitations are as prevalent as in the past.

At a time when there is an increasing sense of paranoia regarding terrorism, there is a critical need for balanced, expert and informed research into this subject. Good research can provide powerful tools for insight and guidance on what has become one of the most challenging problems of the modern age, yet good research has often been desperately lacking. This chapter introduces efforts to assess the state and nature of research on terrorism. In doing so, key issues surrounding the conduct and application of terrorism research are examined. The focus of this volume is ultimately to present a clear and succinct view of the major problems facing terrorism research, to look at recent trends, on strengths and weaknesses and on the impact terrorism research is having (or is failing to have) in a world after 9/11.

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The term terrorism not only describes the actions of ‘bad’ people. The term is more extensive than that. It is documented that terrorists commit crimes such as kidnapping, murdering, arson, drug trafficking, and there are no limits to carrying out these actions. Even under war conditions, while related parties may conduct themselves according to the rules of law in some circumstances, and may recognize zones of neutral territory, for terrorists there is no neutral territory, no non combatants, no bystanders, and they can attack and destroy anything they please, regardless of the law. The purpose of this study was to try and understand the major challenges within terrorism studies for scholars and the emerging field of experts and practitioners. It was observed that particularly as regards the conceptual framework of terrorism studies, no common ground exists in order to formulate an international consensus. In this respect there is debate about whether the current related variables of terrorism as a concept result in different perceptions by governments or non-governmental organizations. Also criticized is the issue of whether there are different categories of obstacles or constraints to the development of knowledge in terrorism studies.

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In a review in 1988, Schmid and Jongman identified a number of key problems in research on terrorism. These included serious concerns with the methodologies being used by researchers to gather data and with the level of analysis which was undertaken once data was available. Following on from this work, this paper draws on a review of research published between 1995 and 2000. It was found that the problems identified in 1988 remain as serious as ever. Research is ultimately aimed at arriving at a level of knowledge and understanding where one can explain why certain events have happened and be able to accurately predict the emergence and outcome of similar events in the future. Terrorism research however has failed to arrive at that level of knowledge. This paper outlines some of the causes of these continuing problems and highlights ways in which the situation can be improved.

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Research on Terrorism

A Review of the Impact of 9/11 and the Global War on Terrorism

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This survey of terrorism research focused on research studies published in the first five years after the 9/11 attacks. It highlights a number of positive trends which can be seen in this initial period after 9/11. To begin with, it is clear that more researchers are working on the subject than before and there has been a real increase in collaborative studies. This allows studies to be more ambitious in both data-collection and data analysis, though there has only been a very small shift away from literature review-based research. There has, however, been a much more promising increase in the use of descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The use of inferential statistics on terrorism data in particular has more than trebled since 9/11, a trend which can only help improve the reliability and validity of the conclusions being reached by researchers. Admittedly, this is an increase starting from an extremely low level indeed (and still compares poorly to core journals in other areas) but it is unquestionably a major step in the right direction.

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See, for example, Monica Czwarno (2006). Misjudging Islamic Terrorism: The academic community’s failure to predict 9/11. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 29/7, pp.657-694.

The findings from the previous reviews were published in the following papers: (1) Andrew Silke (2001). The Devil You Know: Continuing Problems with Research on Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence, 13/4, pp.1-14; (2) Andrew Silke, (2004). The Road Less Traveled: Recent Trends in Terrorism Research. In A. Silke (Ed.), Research on Terrorism: Trends, Achievements and Failures (pp.186-213). London: Frank Cass; and, (3) Andrew Silke (2006). The Impact of 9/11 on Research on Terrorism. In Magnus Ranstorp (Ed.) Mapping Terrorism Research. Oxford: Routledge.

Alex Schmid and Albert Jongman (1988). Political Terrorism: A New Guide to Actors, Authors, Concepts, Databases, Theories an Literature(Amsterdam: North Holland Publishing Company), p.177.

Ibid., p.179.

See Andrew Silke (2001) note 3, and Silke (2004) note 3.

Andrew Silke (2006) note 3.

Garvey, W., Lin, N., & Tomita, K. (1979). Research studies in patterns of scientific communications: III, Information-exchange processes associated with the production of journal articles. In W. Garvey (Ed.), Communication: The essence of science (pp.202-224). Oxford, England: Pergamon Press.

Monica Czwarno (2006). Misjudging Islamic Terrorism: The academic community’s failure to predict 9/11. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 29/7, pp.657-694.

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Each article which was published in the review period was entered into a database based on eleven separate features. Coding was made for each author of each article on the following features: a. Author name b. Whether first, second or third author c. Journal title d. Journal Volume details e. Year of Publication f. Country where the author is based g. Occupation/background of the author h. Geographic focus of the article i. Temporal focus of the article j. Terrorist Group focus of the article k. Terrorist Tactic focus of the article l. Conceptual focus of the article m.Data-gathering methods used n. Statistical analysis methods used

Chava Frankfort-Nachmias and David Nachmias, Research Methods in the Social Sciences (5th edition) (London: Arnold, 1996) pp.427-428.

Marc Sageman (2004). Understanding Terror Networks. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press; Robert Pape (2005). Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism. New York: Random House; Ronald Clarke and Graeme Newman (2006). Outsmarting the Terrorists. London: Praeger Security International.

Two journals from both disciplines were reviewed. In all the cases the review period stretched from 1995 to 1999 and a random selection of eight issues from each journal title were reviewed.

The criteria used when judging the focus of an article was that the paper had to be primarily about one or at most two groups. It was not sufficient that a group was briefly mentioned or received discussion of a page or two. There had to be substantial evidence that the group was a major focus of the article.

Monica Czwarno (note 2).

See Andrew Silke (note 7).

For example the valuable contributions made by Chris Quillen: Chris Quillen, ‘A historical analysis of mass casualty bombers’, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 25/5 (2002) pp.279-292; and, Chris Quillen, ‘Mass casualty bombings chronology’, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 25/5 (2002) pp.293-302.

For an excellent introduction to this subject see Robert Asprey, War in the Shadows (London: Little Brown, 1994).

For more on this campaign see D. Woolman, ‘Fighting Islam’s fierce Moro warriors’, Military History, 9/1 (2002) pp.34-40.

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