Table of contents - Special Issue: Terrorism and political violence
Guest Editors: Kurt Braddock
Beyond the crime-terror nexus: socio-economic status, violent crimes and terrorism
Vanja Ljujic, Jan Willem van Prooijen, Frank WeermanThe literature on terrorism suggests a strong link between criminal offending and terrorism – the crime-terror nexus. Building upon a strain theory perspective, the purpose of…
Preventing successful assassination attacks by terrorists: an environmental criminology approach
Marissa Mandala, Joshua D. FreilichThe purpose of this paper is to use an environmental criminology and situational crime prevention (SCP) framework to study global assassinations carried out by terrorists. The…
Understanding modern terror and insurgency through the lens of street gangs: ISIS as a case study
Matthew Valasik, Matthew PhillipsThe purpose of this paper is to use nearly a century’s worth of gang research to inform us about modern terrorist groups, specifically the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The study of terrorist leadership: where do we go from here?
David C. HofmannDespite the recognition of the importance of leaders for the formation and ongoing success of social and political movements, the study of leadership in terrorist groups remains…
Splitting to survive: understanding terrorist group fragmentation
John Francis MorrisonFrom Al-Qaeda to the IRA, almost all terrorist organisations have experienced splits in some shape or form. This can spell the dawn of violent spoiler groups, but it may equally…
The future of the draft UN Convention on international terrorism
Sara De VidoThe paper is meant to analyse the debate over the revival of a comprehensive convention on international terrorism. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that a United…
ISSN:
2056-3841Online date, start – end:
2015Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Michael Lewis
- Prof. Jane Ireland