Terrorism In Western Europe: Explaining The Trends Since 1950 - Rilegato

Engene, Jan Oskar

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ISBN 10: 1843765829 ISBN 13: 9781843765820

Casa editrice: Edward Elgar Pub, 2004

Riassunto

This important book examines why terrorism prevails in the otherwise stable and advanced democracies of Western Europe and why some countries have been more severely hit than others.
The author maps the trends in internal terrorism in 18 Western European countries since 1950 and explains those trends, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective. He uses a unique data set called TWEED, which covers around 9000 terrorist attacks and records the activities of about 200 terrorist groups over the post-war period.
Offering a historical and comparative approach to terrorism, unlike the more usual focus on contemporary threats and developments, this book will appeal to political and social scientists and students, especially those working in comparative politics or on the causes of conflict. Academics interested in European studies and more specifically the conditions and developments of European democracy, and policymakers concerned with the development of the terrorist threat in Europe will also find the book of great interest.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jan Oskar Engene is Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Edward Elgar Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1843765829
• ISBN 13: 9781843765820
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 200