Crelinsten Counterterrorism

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-5849-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Understanding Terrorism

Terrorism has emerged as one of the most problematic issues facingnational governments and the international community in the 21stcentury. But how is it possible to counter terrorism in a world inwhich governance is still dominated by the nation-state? Are weseeing new forms of terrorist activity in the wake of 9/11? Arepre-9/11 approaches still valid? How can we combat and controldiverse threats of multiple origin? Who should be responsible forcountering terrorism and in what circumstances?

In this incisive new book, Ronald Crelinsten seeks to provideanswers to these pressing questions, challenging readers to thinkbeyond disciplinary and jurisdictional boundaries. He presents anup-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the difficulties andobstacles related to countering terrorism in democratic societies.The counterterrorism framework that he develops in this bookreflects the complex world in which we live. The differentapproaches to counterterrorism provide the organizing theme of thebook and help the reader to understand and to appreciate the fullrange of options available. The book:

* * includes a host of contemporary examples and furtherreadings;

* compares and contrasts pre- and post-9/11 approaches;

* critically evaluates the post-9/11 'war on terror';

* moves beyond a purely state-centric focus to include non-stateactors and institutions;

* combines hard and soft power approaches;

* considers prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.

Counterterrorism will be an indispensible guide forstudents, researchers, practitioners and general readers wanting tobroaden their knowledge of the possibilities and limitations ofcounterterrorism today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crelinsten, Ronald

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Page vii
Introduction: Terrorism and counterterrorism before and after 9/11 1
1 The context for counterterrorism: a complex security environment 17
2 Coercive counterterrorism 48
3 Proactive counterterrorism 89
4 Persuasive counterterrorism 122
5 Defensive counterterrorism 158
6 Long-term counterterrorism 194
Conclusion: A comprehensive counterterrorism strategy 235
Notes 251
Select bibliography 302
Index 314

Über Autor(innen)

Ronald Crelinsten is Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada.