Ganor Global Alert

The Rationality of Modern Islamist Terrorism and the Challenge to the Liberal Democratic World
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-53891-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare

Describes the motivations that lead to modern Islamist terrorism and the different stages in the execution of a terrorist attack.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ganor, Boaz

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Theokratische und religiöse Ideologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Introduction to Multidimensional Warfare: Defining Terrorism, Redefining War
2. The Challenges and Dilemmas Faced by Democracies Coping with Modern Islamist Terrorism
3. The Proportionality Dilemma in Countering Terrorism
4. State Involvement in Terrorism
5. The Hybrid Terrorist Organization
6. Is Liberal Democracy the Solution to Terrorism—or Is It Part of the Problem?
7. The Rationale of Modern Islamist Terrorism
8. The Practical Aspects of an Islamist Terrorist Organization's Rationale
9. Understanding the Rationale Behind Different Types of Terrorist Attack
10. The Rationale of the Modern Islamist Terrorist Organization: Hamas as a Case Study
11. Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Boaz Ganor is the founder and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), the Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism, and the dean of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. He has served as an advisor and/or a consultant to the Israeli Counter-Terrorism Bureau, the Israeli National Security Council, and the Israeli Ministry of Defense.