Ekaterina A Stepanova

Terrorism in Asymmetric Conflict

Ideological and Structural Aspects

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume combines qualitative research with the analysis of available data on trends in modern terrorism and the use of primary sources and writings. It puts forwad an original typology of terrorism based on the overall level of a militant group's goals and the extent to which its terrorist activities are linked to a broader armed conflict.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780199533558
• ISBN-10: 0199533555
• Artikelnr.: 23594340

Autorenporträt

Dr Ekaterina Stepanova is a Project Leader of the Armed Conflicts and Conflict Management Project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). She is also a Senior Researcher on leave of absence from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences, where she heads a research group on unconventional security threats at the Center for International Security. Her research and publications focus on armed conflict management and post-conflict peacebuilding, the political economy of conflicts, and unconventional/non-military security threats such as terrorism and transnational crime, particularly in conflict-related contexts.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Abbreviations and Acronyms
1: Introduction: Terrorism and Asymmetry
2: Ideological patterns of terrorism: radical ethno-nationalism
3: Religious and quasi-religious extremism
4: Organizational forms of terrorism: local and regional levels
5: Organizational forms of transnational jihadi movement
6: In lieu of conclusion: back to nationalism and politics?
Select bibliography
About the Author
Index