Understanding Violent Radicalisation : Terrorist and Jihadist Movements in Europe

ISBN-13: 9780415556293 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 280 str.

Magnus Ranstorp

Opis

This is the first study to address in depth the interplay between radicalisation and political violence in Europe, as well as the effectiveness of counter-measures.

Spis treści

Introduction Magnus Ranstorp  Part 1: Understanding Radicalization as a Process  1. Background Contributing Factors to Terrorism: Radicalisation and Recruitment Rem Kortweg with Sajjan Gohel, Francois Heisbourg, Magnus Ranstorp and Rob de Wijk  2. Where does the Radicalisation Process Lead? Radical Community, Radical Networks and Radical Subcultures Peter Waldmann, Matenia Sirseloudi and Stefan Malthaner  3. The Physiology of Al-Qaeda: From Ideology to Participation Christina Hellmich  4. Joining Jihadi Terrorist Cells in Europe – Exploring Motivational Aspects of Recruitment and Radicalization Petter Nesser  Part 2: Understanding Radicalization in Context  5. Radicalization and Recruitment in Europe: The UK Case Mark Huband  6. An Overview of Violent Jihad in the UK: Radicalisation and the State Response Lindsay Clutterbuck  7. Islamism, Radicalisation and Jihadism in the Netherlands: Main Developments and Counter Measures Edwin Bakker  8. The Jihadists and Anti-Terrorist Challenges in France: An Overview Jean-Luc Marret  9. Radicalization and Recruitment Among Jihadist Terrorists in Spain: Main Patterns and Subsequent Counterterrorist Measures Rogelio Alonso  10. Salafi-Jihadi Terrorism in Italy Carl Björkman

O autorze

Magnus Ranstorp is Research Director of the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defence College and a Member of EU Expert Groups on (Violent) Radicalisation. He has twenty years of experience in research on counterterrorism issues and testified at the 9/11 Commission Hearing.