Illusions of terrorism and counter-terrorism - English, Richard, 1963-; British Academy (Oxford [England] : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2015)
1. Introduction: The enduring illusions of terrorism and counter-terrorism / Richard English -- 2. Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 decade / Alia Brahimi -- 3. Counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 era: successes, failures, and lessons learned / Rashmi Singh -- 4. What should be the limits of Western counter-terrorism policy? / David Omand -- 5. No golden age: the deep origins and current utility of Western counter-terrorism policy / Conor Gearty -- 6. Secrets and lies: misinformation and counter-terrorism / Adrian Guelke -- 7. How and why do terrorist campaigns end? / Audrey Kurth Cronin -- 8. Why terrorist campaigns do not end: the case of contemporary Irish dissident republicanism / Richard English -- 9. The global insurgency: action and reaction in contemporary world politics / David A. Lake.
"Some of the arguments published in this volume were first adumbrated at a joint British Academy/University of St Andrews Symposium ('9/11: Ten Years On') held in London on 2 September 2011."--Page ix.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PPDM, ARC
Keywords: Terrorism -- Congresses; Terrorism -- Prevention -- Congresses; Terrorism; Terrorism -- Prevention; Social sciences; Conference papers and proceedings; Conference papers and proceedings