On Terrorist Groups

This book presents nine up-to-date chapters on key aspects of terrorist groups by leading contributors in the study of terrorism. The chapters focus on the study of terrorist groups, their interface with targeted governments as well as ways to counter politically motivated terrorist attacks.

Autorentext

Khusrav Gaibulloev is Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. His publications have appeared in the Journal of Economic Literature, International Organization, Journal of Economic Surveys, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and elsewhere. He is Editor of Defence and Peace Economics.

Todd Sandler is Chair Emeritus at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. He has contributed articles and books to the study of terrorism since the early 1980s. His most recent book is What Everyone Needs to Know about Terrorism (2018). He is Special Editorial Advisor to Defence and Peace Economics.

Inhalt

On Terrorist Groups: An Introduction 1. Determinants of Home-Base Attacks by Terrorist Groups 2. An Analysis of Terrorist Group Formation, 1860-1969 3. Class Warfare: Political Exclusion of the Poor and the Roots of Social-Revolutionary Terrorism, 1860-1950 4. The Formation of Terrorist Groups: An Empirical Analysis 5. Why Some Rebel Organizations Attack Americans 6. The Impact of Rural-Urban Economic Disparities on Terrorist Organizations' Survival and Attacks 7. Strategic Interaction of Governments and Terrorist Groups in Times of Economic Hardship 8. Competition from Within: Ethnicity, Power, and Militant Group Rivalry