The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism
The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism systematically integrates the substantial body of scholarship on terrorism and counterterrorism before and after 9/11. In doing so, it introduces scholars and practitioners to state of the art approaches, methods, and issues in studying and teaching these vital phenomena. This Handbook goes further than most existing collections by giving structure and direction to the fast-growing but somewhat disjointed field of terrorism studies.

The volume locates terrorism within the wider spectrum of political violence instead of engaging in the widespread tendency towards treating terrorism as an exceptional act. Moreover, the volume makes a case for studying terrorism within its socio-historical context. Finally, the volume addresses the critique that the study of terrorism suffers from lack of theory by reviewing and extending the theoretical insights contributed by several fields - including political science, political economy, history, sociology, anthropology, criminology, law, geography, and psychology. In doing so, the volume showcases the analytical advancements and reflects on the challenges that remain since the emergence of the field in the early 1970s.
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The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism
The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism systematically integrates the substantial body of scholarship on terrorism and counterterrorism before and after 9/11. In doing so, it introduces scholars and practitioners to state of the art approaches, methods, and issues in studying and teaching these vital phenomena. This Handbook goes further than most existing collections by giving structure and direction to the fast-growing but somewhat disjointed field of terrorism studies.

The volume locates terrorism within the wider spectrum of political violence instead of engaging in the widespread tendency towards treating terrorism as an exceptional act. Moreover, the volume makes a case for studying terrorism within its socio-historical context. Finally, the volume addresses the critique that the study of terrorism suffers from lack of theory by reviewing and extending the theoretical insights contributed by several fields - including political science, political economy, history, sociology, anthropology, criminology, law, geography, and psychology. In doing so, the volume showcases the analytical advancements and reflects on the challenges that remain since the emergence of the field in the early 1970s.
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The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism systematically integrates the substantial body of scholarship on terrorism and counterterrorism before and after 9/11. In doing so, it introduces scholars and practitioners to state of the art approaches, methods, and issues in studying and teaching these vital phenomena. This Handbook goes further than most existing collections by giving structure and direction to the fast-growing but somewhat disjointed field of terrorism studies.

The volume locates terrorism within the wider spectrum of political violence instead of engaging in the widespread tendency towards treating terrorism as an exceptional act. Moreover, the volume makes a case for studying terrorism within its socio-historical context. Finally, the volume addresses the critique that the study of terrorism suffers from lack of theory by reviewing and extending the theoretical insights contributed by several fields - including political science, political economy, history, sociology, anthropology, criminology, law, geography, and psychology. In doing so, the volume showcases the analytical advancements and reflects on the challenges that remain since the emergence of the field in the early 1970s.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198732914
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 05/14/2019
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 824
Product dimensions: 9.80(w) x 6.90(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Erica Chenoweth is a Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and, beginning in 2019, the Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. Foreign Policy magazine ranked her among the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013 for her work to advance the empirical study of civil resistance. Her book, Why Civil Resistance Works(Columbia University Press, 2011) with Maria J. Stephan, also won the 2013 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Chenoweth has authored or edited five books and dozens of articles on political violence and its alternatives. She earned a PhD and an MA from the University of Colorado and a BA from the University of Dayton.


Richard English is Professor of Politics at Queen's University Belfast, where he is also Distinguished Professorial Fellow in the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security, and Justice. He is the author of eight books, including the award-winning studies Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA (2003) and Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland (2006). He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, an Honorary Fellow of Keble College Oxford, and an Honorary Professor at the University of St Andrews.


Andreas Gofas is Associate Professor of International Relations at Panteion University of Athens and director of the Center for the Analysis of Terrorism and European Security (CATES) at the European Law and Governance School. His publication include The Sage Handbook of the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of International Relations (co-edited with Inanna Hamati-Ataya and Nicholas Onuf, Sage, 2018), and The Role of Ideas in Political Analysis (co-edited wtih Colin Hay, Routledge, 2012).


Stathis N. Kalyvas is the Gladstone Professor of Government at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and a fellow of All Souls College. Prior to his appointment at Oxford, he was the Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science at Yale University, where he also founded and headed the Program on Order, Conflict and Violence. His publications include Modern Greece: What Everyone Needs to Know (OUP, 2015), and The Logic of Violence in Civil War (CUP, 2006).

Table of Contents

Introduction1. The Study of Terrorism: Achievements and Challenges Ahead, Erica Chenoweth and Andreas GofasPart One: Concepts and Typologies2. The Landscape of Political Violence, Stathis Kalyvas3. Defining Terrorism: A Conceptual Minefield, Ben Saul4. The Evolution of Terrorism Event Databases, Gary LaFree5. The Moral Dimensions of Terrorism, Virginia HeldPart Two: The History of Terrorist Violence6. The Pre-History of Terrorism, Warren C. Brown7. European Political Violence During the Long 19th Century, Martin A. Miller8. The Long 20th Century, John Bew, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, and Martyn FramptonPart Three: Approaches and Methods9. Organizational and Institutional Approaches: Social Movement Studies Perspectives on Political Violence, Lorenzo Bosi, Donatella della Porta, and Stefan Malthaner10. Formal Approaches to the Study of Terrorism, Jacob N. Shapiro11. Sociological and Criminological Explanations of Terrorism, Daren G. Fisher and Laura Dugan12. Anthropological and Cultural Approaches to the Study of Terrorism, Siniša Malešević13. Historical Approaches to Terrorism, Brenda J. Lutz14. Psychological Approaches to the Study of Terrorism, John G. Horgan15. Critical Approaches to the Study of Terrorism, Charlotte Heath-Kelly16. Geographical Approaches to the Study of Terrorism, Megan Farrell, Michael Findley, and Joseph YoungPart Four: Causes and Motivations17. The Causes of Terrorism, Jeff Goodwin18. Nationalism and Terrorism, Richard English19. Religion and Terrorism, Jeffry Haynes20. Ideology and Terrorism, Alia Brahimi21. Single-Issue Terrorism, Gary Ackerman and Anastasia KouloganesPart Five: Terrorism, Political Violence, and Collective Action22. State Terrorism, Tim Wilson23. Terrorism, Civil War, and Insurgency, Jessica A. Stanton24. The Crime-Terror Nexus and its Fallacies, Vanda Felbab-BrownPart Six: Actors, Strategies, and Modus Operandi25. Terrorist Organizational Dynamics, Brian Phillips26. Terrorist Technological Innovation, Evan Perkoski27. Women and Terrorism, Caron E. Gentry28. Suicide Terrorism, Rashmi Singh29. The Strategic Model of Terrorism Revisited, Max AbrahmsPart Seven: Issues and Pedagogical Challenges30. The Rise and Fall of Terrorism, Erin Miller and Susan Fahey31. Financing Terrorism, Harold Trinkunas32. Terrorism and State Sponsorship in World Politics, David B. Carter and Saurabh Pant33. Teaching about Terrorism: Methodology and Ethics, Gregory D. Miller34. New Techniques in Teaching Terrorism, David A. SiegelPart Eight: The Geographical Context of Terrorism35. Terrorism in Western Europe: A Homegrown Trademark, Luis de la Calle and Ignacio Sanchez-Cuena36. Terrorism in Latin America, Jennifer S. Holmes37. Terrorism in the Middle East, Boaz Ganor and Eitan Azani38. Terrorism in Asia, Brahma Chellaney39. Terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Recapitulation of Causes and Consequences, Juliet U. Elu and Gregory N. PricePart Nine: Academic and Policy Perspectives on Countering Terrorism40. Counterterrorism Strategies, Daniel Byman41. Terrorism and Counterterrorism: A Policy Perspective, Juliette Bird42. Counterterrorism and International Law, Andrea Bianchi43. Torture and the War on Terrorism, Courtenay R. Conrad44. Academic Research and the Intelligence Community: Some Reflections, Jonathan EvansPart Ten: Autobiographic Reflections on the Evolution of a Field45. Constructing the Field of Terrorism, Martha Crenshaw46. Institutionalizing the Field of Terrorism, Alex P. Schmid47. Revising the Field of Terrorism, Richard Jackson
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