Global Terrorism brings together the very best research on terrorism as viewed from a global and comparative perspective. Many of the papers included are from the post 9/11 period, which has seen a significant increase in the volume of research on terrorism whose focus goes beyond individual groups or countries. There are also a number of extremely important contributions that trace the development of this strand of terrorism research in the second half of the twentieth century, in particular the 1980s and 1990s. The collection covers a comprehensive range of topics including:

- Causes of Terrorism

- Tactics and Targets

- Religious Terrorism

- Ethnic/Nationalist Terrorism

- Ideological Terrorism

- Terrorist Groups and Criminal Organizations

- State Involvement in Terrorism

- Countermeasures

- The Global 'War on Terrorism'

The editors' introductory essay contextualises the selection, sets out a basic framework on terrorism and terrorists, and discusses some of the groups and countries that are especially relevant to the analysis of global terrorism. With a comprehensive international focus and key contributors from the discipline, this four volume set will be an essential resource for academics and students to develop their research and study in the field.

Please note that contents are subject to change.

VOLUME 1
PART ONE: DEFINITIONS AND CAUSES
The Response Problem as a Definition Problem - A P Schmid
Terrorism-at-a-Distance - B Grosscup
The Imagery that Serves US Power
The Causes of Terrorism - M Crenshaw
Terror, Terrorism, Terrorists - C Tilly
Behind the Curve - A Kurth Cronin
Globalization and International Terrorism
Market Civilization and Its Clash with Terror - M Mousseau
Failed States after 9/11 - R H Dorff
What Did We Know and What Have We Learned?
The Evolving Dynamic of Terrorism in the 1990s - P Chalk
Strategic Terrorism - P R Neumann & M L R Smith
The Framework and its Fallacies
PART TWO: TACTICS AND TARGETS
Terror as a Weapon of Political Agitation - T P Thorton
The Terrorist Calculus behind 9/11 - B L Nacos
A Model for Future Terrorism
A Historical Analysis of Mass Casualty Bombers - C Quillen
Is Transnational Terrorism Becoming More Threatening - W E & T Sandler
Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction - A O¿Neill
How Serious is the Threat?
Lessons from the Case Studies - J B Tucker
Does Democracy Promote or Reduce Transnational Terrorist Incidents - Q Li
Terrorism and Democracy - L Weinberg & W Eubank
What Recent Events Disclose
The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism - R A Pape
VOLUME 2
PART THREE: RELIGIOUS TERRORISM
Fear and Trembling - D C Rapoport
Terrorism in Three Religious Traditions
The Worldwide Rise of Religious Nationalism - M Juergensmeyer
Socio-Political Context of Sikh Militancy in India - P K Nandi
Europe¿s Angry Muslims - R S Leiken
Tentacles of Terror - Z Abuza
Al Qaedäs Southeast Asian Network
Multi-Track Microproliferation - G Cameron
Lessons from Aum Shinrikyo and Al Qaeda
Religion and Violence in Japan Today - M Watanabe
A Chronological and Doctrinal Analysis of Aum Shinrikyo
The Strategic Use of Fear by the Lord¿s Resistance Army - A Vinci
PART FOUR: ETHNIC/NATIONALIST TERRORISM
The Logic of Ethnic Terrorism - D Byman
Symbolism and Sacrifice in Terrorism - J Dingley & M Kirk-Smith
Why Do They Kill? The Basque Conflict in Spain - P Woodworth
On The Razor¿s Edge - M Joshi
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Terrorism and Africa - J Cilliers
Armed Muslim Separatist Rebellion in Southeast Asia - A Tan
Persistence, Prospects, and Implications
Palestinian Suicide Bombing - M M Bloom
Public Support, Market Share, and Outbidding
Has the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Become Islamic? Fatah, Islam and the Al-Aqsa Martyr¿s Brigades - H Frisch
PART FIVE: IDEOLOGICAL TERRORISM
The Role of Ideology in Terrorists¿ Target Selection - C J M Drake
Political and Economic Terror in the Tactics of the Russian Socialist-Revolutionary Party before 1914 - M Perrie
Violence as Propaganda - R Bessel
The Role of the Storm Troopers in the Rise of National Socialism
VOLUME 3 CONTINUES FROM PART FIVE: IDEOLOGICAL TERRORISM
Camouflage and Conspiracy - M Pitcavage
The Militia Movement from Ruby Ridge to Y2K
Beyond Arson? A Threat Assessment of the Earth Liberation Front - G A Ackerman
Italian Terrorism and Society, 1940-1980s - M Rimanelli
Roots, Ideologies, Evolution, and International Connections
PART SIX: TERRORIST GROUPS AND CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS
Narcotics, Terrorism, and International Crime - B M McCaffery & J A Basso
The Convergence Phenomenon
Non-State Actors in Colombia - M G Manwaring
Threats to the State and to the Hemisphere
Violent Opportunities - B H Kay
The Rise and Fall of ¿King Cocä and Shining Path
Terrorists and Organized Crime Entrepreneurs in the ¿Triple Frontier¿ Among Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay - A R Sverdlick
Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime - T Makarenko
Tracing the Crime-Terror Nexus in Southeast Asia
PART SEVEN: STATE INVOLVEMENT AS AN EXTERNAL SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS GROUPS
Foreign Policy Crises and the Resort to Terrorism - S P O¿Brien
A Time-Series Analysis of Conflict Linkages
The ISI Reaches East - J Saikia
Anatomy of a Conspiracy
Kashmir, Pakistan and the War on Terror - J Singh
Diaspora Involvement in Insurgencies - C Fair
Insights from the Khalistan and Tamil Eelam Movements
PART EIGHT: STATE INVOLVEMENT IN OR TOLERATION OF THE USE OF TERROR AGAINST THEIR OWN CITIZENS
State Terrorism - D Claridge
Applying a Definitional Model
Making Sense of Ethnic Cleansing - A Simons
A Study in Nativism - S Coben
The American Red Scare of 1919-20
The Politics of Disruption - J McGregor
War Veterans and the Local State in Zimbabwe
Locations of Violence - S Pillay
Political Rationality and Death Squads in Apartheid South Africa
On Bosniäs Borders and Ethnic Cleansing - K Mulaj
Internal and External Factors
The Rwandan Path to Genocide - P Langford
The Genesis of the Capacity of the Rwandan Post-Colonial State or Organise and Unleash a Project of Extermination
VOLUME 4
PART NINE: COUNTERMEASURES
Rethinking Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism since 9/11 - B Hoffman
The Roots of Terrorism - K von Hippel
Probing the Myths
Retaliating against Terrorism - B Brophy-Baermann & J A C Conybeare
Rational Expectations and the Optimality of Rules versus Discretion
Should Our Arsenal Against Terrorism Include Assassination? - B M Jenkins
It¿s War! Fighting Post-11 September Global Terrorism Through a Doctrine of Pre-emption - R H Shultze & A Vogt
Do Targeted Killings Work? - D Byman
When Kindness Fails - J T Richelson
Assassination as a National Security Option
Hunters and Gatherers - M Rudner
The Intelligence Coalition against Islamic Terror
Financing of Terrorism Sources, Methods, and Channels - N Raphaeli
The Response to Terrorism as a Threat to Liberal Democracy - P Chalk
National Security versus Civil Liberties - N V Baker
September 11, Anti-Terror Laws and Civil Liberties - D Haubrich
Britain, France and Germany Compared
The United Nations and Terrorism - C Joyner
Rethinking Legal Tensions between National Security, Human Rights, and Civil Liberties
PART TEN: THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
Global Terrorism - P C Sederberg
Problems of Challenge and Response
The Strategies of Terrorism - A H Kydd & B F Walter
The Mafia and al-Qaeda - J Schneider & P Schneider
Violent and Secretive Organizations in Comparative and Historical Perspective
A Hard Day¿s Night? The United States and the Global War on Terrorism - T H Johnson & J A Russell
Is the US Winning or Losing the Global War on Terror and How Do We Know? - H Ullman
Same War - Different Views - P J Katzenstein
Germany, Japan and Counterterrorism
Addressing International Terrorism in Southeast Asia - R Cruz de Castro
A Matter of Strategic or Functional Approach