Does terrorism work? The debates, problems, and a framework for future research

For both intellectual and practical reasons, the question “Does terrorism work?” is vital. And yet it has largely been eclipsed by other debates within the scholarly literature on terrorism. This article considers some of the recent contributions to the emerging discussion of the question. It then o...

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Main Author: Richard English
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) 2016-04-01
Series:Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals
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Online Access:https://raco.cat/index.php/RevistaCIDOB/article/view/10.24241-rcai.2016.112.1.27/398274
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spelling doaj-e90a9ab81a9c4df0a1af61d6d457ec862020-11-24T23:33:11ZspaBarcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals1133-65952013-035X2016-04-01112274310.24241/rcai.2016.112.1.27Does terrorism work? The debates, problems, and a framework for future researchRichard English0Profesor de la Cátedra Wardlaw de Ciencias Políticas, School of International Relations, y director del Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV)For both intellectual and practical reasons, the question “Does terrorism work?” is vital. And yet it has largely been eclipsed by other debates within the scholarly literature on terrorism. This article considers some of the recent contributions to the emerging discussion of the question. It then outlines some of the problems inherent in the academic debate that has taken place thus far on the subject, and sketches a framework for making future scholarship in this area more inclusive, systematic and dialogically fruitful than it has been to date.https://raco.cat/index.php/RevistaCIDOB/article/view/10.24241-rcai.2016.112.1.27/398274terrorismeffectivenessacademic researchdebate
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title_short Does terrorism work? The debates, problems, and a framework for future research
title_full Does terrorism work? The debates, problems, and a framework for future research
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description For both intellectual and practical reasons, the question “Does terrorism work?” is vital. And yet it has largely been eclipsed by other debates within the scholarly literature on terrorism. This article considers some of the recent contributions to the emerging discussion of the question. It then outlines some of the problems inherent in the academic debate that has taken place thus far on the subject, and sketches a framework for making future scholarship in this area more inclusive, systematic and dialogically fruitful than it has been to date.
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effectiveness
academic research
debate
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