Root causes of terrorism : myths, reality and ways forward /

Other Authors: Bjørgo, Tore
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Tore Bjorgo
  • Exploring roots of terrorism / Dipak K. Gupta
  • Impoverished terrorists : stereotype or reality? / Jitka Malekovâa
  • The social and psychological characteristics of terrorism and terrorists / John Horgan
  • When hatred is bred in the bone : the socio-cultural underpinnings of terrorist psychology / Jerrold M. Post
  • Social, organizational, and psychological factors in suicide terrorism / Ariel Merari
  • Palestinian resistance and "suicide bombing" : causes and consequences / Hisham H. Ahmed
  • Roots of terrorism in the Middle East : international pressures and international constraints / Abdullah Sahar Mohammad
  • Nationalist separatism and terrorism in comparative perspective / Fernando Reinares
  • Root causes of terrorism : a case study of the Tamil insurgency and the LTTE / D.R. Kaarthikeyan
  • Right-wing terrorism / Wilhelm Heitmeyer
  • Social-revolutionary terrorism in Latin-America and Europe / Peter Waldmann
  • The use of terrorism by organized crime : an Italian case study / Alison Jamieson
  • Patterns of state failure : the case of Lebanon / Farid el Khazen
  • State sponsorship : a root cause of terrorism? / Louise Richardson
  • Expected utility and state terrorism / Michael Stohl
  • A conceptual framework for resolving terrorism's causes / Joshua Sinai
  • Prevention of terrorism : towards a multi-pronged approach / Alex P. Schmid
  • Fire of Iolaus : the role of state counter-measures in causing terrorism and what needs to be done / Andrew Silke
  • Conclusions / Tore Bj²rgo.