When Does Terrorism Work?
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When Does Terrorism Work?

  1. 194 pages
  2. English
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When Does Terrorism Work?

About this book

This book examines the question of when terrorism works. Determining if political violence is effective and, if at all possible, when it is effective, is vital for both intellectual and practical reasons. The volume contains chapters from scholars who have been at the forefront of the efficaciousness debate and argues that terrorism can be effective in delivering tactical returns but is largely ineffective in realizing strategic goals. The book considers the pros and cons of choosing coercive intimidation to serve political ends from both a theoretical perspective and case study approach. It also outlines some of the methodological problems inherent in the academic debate that has taken place thus far on the subject, and suggests ways forward for making future scholarship in this area more inclusive, systematic and dialogically fruitful than it has been to date.

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Index

9/11 attacks (2001) 17, 19, 74–75
Abrahms, M. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 16–32, 34–35, 39, 48, 62, 71, 73, 83, 87–88, 122–124, 166
Adams, G. 99
Afghanistan 7, 9, 140, 169
African Union (AU) 127, 133
Al Nusra Front 52–53
Algeria 5, 9, 11, 43, 72, 75–78, 80, 96, 100–103, 122, 127, 129, 131–134, 142, 146
al-Qaeda 1–3, 7, 33, 36, 38, 41, 43, 44–45, 52, 56, 72–76, 89, 113, 130, 140, 169, 172
al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) 41, 130
Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) 62–63, 69
Basque Country 11, 95, 108–123
Batasuna 119–121, 123
Bin Laden, O. 20
Caliphate see ISIS
Castro, F. 148–155
Chechnya 90
Chenoweth, E. 1, 4–5, 9, 16, 19–20, 22–23, 25, 27, 29, 35–36, 42, 58, 62, 87, 123, 130, 166
Cold War 16–17
collective action problem 20
counterinsurgency 135
counterterrorism 47, 61, 77–82, 175
Crenshaw, M. 2, 5, 8, 23–24, 34, 38, 42, 52–54, 56, 63, 71, 89, 113, 116, 1...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Title
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. Notes on contributors
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. Introduction
  13. Terrorism works in theory, but not in practice
  14. When terrorism works: Explaining success and failure across varying targets and objectives
  15. Terrorist group survival as a measure of effectiveness
  16. Terrorism and state repression: Strategic choice and the domestic normative context
  17. The effectiveness of ethnonationalist terrorism
  18. Why terrorism fails. Lessons from ETA’s terrorist campaign
  19. The puzzle of nonviolence in Western Sahara
  20. Violence as a path to power in Latin America (1956–1996): The cases of Uruguay and El Salvador
  21. Conclusion
  22. Index
  23. Back Cover