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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.
Asking vital questions concerning the future directions of terrorism research, this topical Research Agenda dives into the current state, emerging methodologies and key trends of this emotive and controversial field.
Structured in four distinct sections, the book initially explores the major perspectives in terrorism studies research, before taking a theoretical approach to assess its methodologies including ethnography, interviews, social media and databases. Using a broad range of case studies, the book then tackles the major debates and controversies facing terrorism research today, including gender issues, the private sector, and ethics. Exploring the strengths, weaknesses and policy and practice impacts of this research, the book concludes with a forward-thinking look at the future directions terrorism studies can and should take.
Taking an interdisciplinary approach to this challenging research area, this timely book will prove vital to students and scholars studying terrorism, counterterrorism, security and conflict, alongside counterterrorism policymakers looking to innovate their future policies.
Trade Review‘This is a very timely volume that examines the state of terrorism studies as a discipline. It examines a range of pressing issues, including the development of a more cross-sector, interdisciplinary approach to the subject; the ethical issues involved and the need for more gender-based and non-Western perspectives. Highly recommended.’ -- Kumar Ramakrishna, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
‘This is not just a marvellously comprehensive overview of a maturing research field but also hints at a brave new vision for what terrorism research can, and perhaps should, be. A timely, valuable collection that deserves widespread attention.’ -- John Horgan, Georgia State University, US
‘A Swiss Army penknife of a Research Agenda: chock full of wise advice and eminently practical guidance. All of this is accompanied by a set of elegant essays on the state of terrorism studies; its past achievements; and likely future direction. A major intellectual contribution.’ -- Tim Wilson, University of St. Andrews, UK
Table of ContentsContents: 1 Contemplating a research agenda for terrorism studies 1 Andrew Silke, Lara A. Frumkin and John F. Morrison PART I MAJOR PERSPECTIVES IN TERRORISM STUDIES RESEARCH 2 Terrorists 23 Sarah Marsden 3 Victims and victimhood: the case of terrorism and political violence 43 Orla Lynch 4 Critical terrorism studies 63 Shirley Achieng’, Samwel Oando and Richard Jackson PART II ASSESSING THEORY, SOME METHODS AND APPROACHES 5 Applying theory to research 79 Daniela Pisoiu 6 The interdisciplinarity challenge for terrorism studies 91 Asta Maskaliūnaitė 7 Ethnographic approaches in terrorism studies and research 107 Anastasia Filippidou 8 Guides, interviews, ethics: conducting fieldwork with Islamist extremists in Indonesia 119 Julie Chernov Hwang 9 Using social media to research terrorism and extremism 131 Ashton Kingdon and Emma Ylitalo-James 10 Using online data in terrorism research 145 Stuart Macdonald, Elizabeth Pearson, Ryan Scrivens and Joe Whittaker 11 Terrorism databases: problems and solutions 159 Stephen Johnson and Gary A. Ackerman PART III CONTROVERSIES AND DEBATES 12 Debating the health of terrorism studies: methodological issues, research biases and cautious optimism 179 Bart Schuurman 13 Gender issues in terrorism studies 193 Katherine E. Brown 14 Collaborative approaches to countering terrorism 211 Lara A. Frumkin and Paul Ford 15 Terrorism research practices in the private sector: context and considerations 225 Ross Frenett, Meghan Conroy, Carolyn Hoyle, Celia Davies, Nic Rees, Ludovica Di Giorgi and Catriona Scholes 16 Ethics and terrorism research: the rights, safety and vulnerability of participant and researcher 241 John F. Morrison, Eke Bont and Andrew Silke PART IV THE FUTURE OF TERRORISM STUDIES 17 Interdisciplinarity, globality and downsizing: aspirations for the future of terrorism studies 263 Harmonie Toros Index 275
