Topics in terrorism research: reviewing trends and gaps, 2007
clearly show that al-Qaeda, jihadism more generally and Iraq were the most frequently researched topics overall in the 2007–2016 period. Several other topics, such as “United States”, “Counterterrorism/War on Terror” and “Afghanistan” were also frequent top-5 contenders.
Fifty years of scholarly research on terrorism: Intellectual
Scholarly literature on terrorism is analysed in its full scope with three main goals: (i) to objectively determine the structural makeup of the field, (ii) to document its current and past temporal trends; and (iii) to identify underrepresented areas. The size of the literature is estimated to have exceeded 18,000 items.
Critical Studies on Terrorism
Publishes theoretical and empirical research on all aspects of terrorism, including counterterrorism, state terror, political violence and human rights.
50 Un- and Under-researched Topics in the Field of (Counter
Alex P. Schmid, 50 Un- and Under-researched Topics in the Field of (Counter-) Terrorism Studies, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 5, No. 1 (March 2011), pp. 76-78
Research on terrorism, 2007–2016: A review of data, methods
This article investigates to what extent these issues have endured in the 2007–2016 period by constructing a database on all of the articles published in nine leading journals on terrorism (N = 3442).
A Resources List for Terrorism Research: Journals ...
A Resources List for Terrorism Research, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 12, No. 4 (August 2018), pp. 115-142.
(PDF) An Introduction to Terrorism Research
Providing policy makers and the wider world with the findings of balanced and reliable research on terrorism has long been recognised as essential to producing effective strategies and policies...
Counter-Terrorism Studies: A Glimpse at the Current State of
An appendix provides a sample of governmental, intergovernmental, and academic definitions of counter-terrorism. A supplementary bibliography lists the most important literature on the subject. Keywords: Counter-terrorism studies, research, literature.
Mapping the contemporary terrorism research domain
A systematic view of terrorism research to reveal the intellectual structure of the field and empirically discern the distinct set of core researchers, institutional affiliations, publications, and conceptual areas can help us gain a deeper understanding of approaches to terrorism.
How Terrorism Does (and Does Not) Affect Citizens’ Political
At its core, this meta-analysis reveals that the study of public responses to terrorism is in practice limited to the much narrower question: does Islamist terrorism affect attitudes within Western societies?
Terrorism and counterterrorism: an overview
It begins by introducing essential concepts including domestic terrorism, transnational terrorism, defensive actions, proactive countermeasures, and guerrilla warfare. Three terrorist event databases, used by seven of the articles, are briefly introduced.
Critical Studies on Terrorism: Vol 17, No 2 (Current issue)
The construction of masculinity in far-right attacker manifestos in the west: the reification of hegemonic masculinity and the use of ‘the child’ to mobilise others. Ninian Frenguelli. Article | Published online: 7 Jun 2024. Explore the current issue of Critical Studies on Terrorism, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2024.
(PDF) The Study of Terrorism and Counterterrorism
overviews of the history of terrorism and counter-terrorism in the particular country, examining and assessing some of the political, military, legal and other policies that the governments...
Publications
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) is an independent think-and-do tank dedicated to shaping effective and evidence-based policies against terrorism and violent extremism, grounded in human rights and the rule of law.
(PDF) Globalization and International Terrorism: Its
The paper and conclusions present perspectives on developments of terrorism in the context of globalization, including the relationship of terror to immigration.
Terrorism Research Databases
Gale databases include collections of published materials from books, newspapers, journals, essays, and periodical articles as well as primary source documents and multimedia, such as images, audio, and videos, that support users interested in terrorism studies.
4. Recommendations for Research
To examine the evidence regarding impacts of values on actions, in order to derive knowledge about factors that serve as critical drivers to transform potential or latent terrorists into overt terrorists. To determine the types and range of structures, processes, and organizational careers of terrorist organizations.
Perspectives on Terrorism
JSTOR Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection, Security Studies. Perspectives on Terrorism could be characterized as ‘nontraditional’ in that it dispenses with some of the traditional rigidities associated with commercial pri...
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clearly show that al-Qaeda, jihadism more generally and Iraq were the most frequently researched topics overall in the 2007–2016 period. Several other topics, such as “United States”, “Counterterrorism/War on Terror” and “Afghanistan” were also frequent top-5 contenders.
Scholarly literature on terrorism is analysed in its full scope with three main goals: (i) to objectively determine the structural makeup of the field, (ii) to document its current and past temporal trends; and (iii) to identify underrepresented areas. The size of the literature is estimated to have exceeded 18,000 items.
Publishes theoretical and empirical research on all aspects of terrorism, including counterterrorism, state terror, political violence and human rights.
Alex P. Schmid, 50 Un- and Under-researched Topics in the Field of (Counter-) Terrorism Studies, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 5, No. 1 (March 2011), pp. 76-78
This article investigates to what extent these issues have endured in the 2007–2016 period by constructing a database on all of the articles published in nine leading journals on terrorism (N = 3442).
A Resources List for Terrorism Research, Perspectives on Terrorism, Vol. 12, No. 4 (August 2018), pp. 115-142.
Providing policy makers and the wider world with the findings of balanced and reliable research on terrorism has long been recognised as essential to producing effective strategies and policies...
An appendix provides a sample of governmental, intergovernmental, and academic definitions of counter-terrorism. A supplementary bibliography lists the most important literature on the subject. Keywords: Counter-terrorism studies, research, literature.
A systematic view of terrorism research to reveal the intellectual structure of the field and empirically discern the distinct set of core researchers, institutional affiliations, publications, and conceptual areas can help us gain a deeper understanding of approaches to terrorism.
At its core, this meta-analysis reveals that the study of public responses to terrorism is in practice limited to the much narrower question: does Islamist terrorism affect attitudes within Western societies?
It begins by introducing essential concepts including domestic terrorism, transnational terrorism, defensive actions, proactive countermeasures, and guerrilla warfare. Three terrorist event databases, used by seven of the articles, are briefly introduced.
The construction of masculinity in far-right attacker manifestos in the west: the reification of hegemonic masculinity and the use of ‘the child’ to mobilise others. Ninian Frenguelli. Article | Published online: 7 Jun 2024. Explore the current issue of Critical Studies on Terrorism, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2024.
overviews of the history of terrorism and counter-terrorism in the particular country, examining and assessing some of the political, military, legal and other policies that the governments...
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) is an independent think-and-do tank dedicated to shaping effective and evidence-based policies against terrorism and violent extremism, grounded in human rights and the rule of law.
The paper and conclusions present perspectives on developments of terrorism in the context of globalization, including the relationship of terror to immigration.
Gale databases include collections of published materials from books, newspapers, journals, essays, and periodical articles as well as primary source documents and multimedia, such as images, audio, and videos, that support users interested in terrorism studies.
To examine the evidence regarding impacts of values on actions, in order to derive knowledge about factors that serve as critical drivers to transform potential or latent terrorists into overt terrorists. To determine the types and range of structures, processes, and organizational careers of terrorist organizations.
JSTOR Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection, Security Studies. Perspectives on Terrorism could be characterized as ‘nontraditional’ in that it dispenses with some of the traditional rigidities associated with commercial pri...