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Book SynopsisTerrorism and Counterterrorism in Canada analyses the nature and scope of the terrorist threat, the challenge of Canadian foreign fighters and far-right extremism, key counterterrorism policies and practices, and their consequences for Canadian society.
Trade Review"This collection is certainly educational and enlightening on several fronts pertaining to the Canadian context of terrorism and counterterrorism." -- Paul F. McKenna, Dalhousie University *
Canadian Law Library Review *
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Jez Littlewood, Lorne L. Dawson, and Sara K. Thompson Terrorism 2. A Survey of Terrorism in Canada: 1960–2015 Nicole Tishler, Marie Ouellet, and Joshua Kilberg 3. Canadian Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq, 2012–2016 Lorne L. Dawson and Amarnath Amarasingam 4. Breaking Free: A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Canadian Freemen-on-the-Land Movement David C. Hofmann 5. Jihadism in the Digital Era: The Canadian Context and Responses Maxime Bérubé and Benjamin Ducol Security and Counterterrorism 6. Counterterrorism Security Planning in Canada: From Imperialism to International Terrorism Dominique Clément 7. Deterrence or Blowback? The Consequences of Canadian Counterterrorism in Afghanistan Erica Chenoweth and Laura Dugan 8. Social Structure of Extremist Websites Martin Bouchard, Garth Davies, Richard Frank, Edith Wu, and Kila Joffres 9. Terrorist Resourcing: Money and Much, Much More John M. Schmidt Society, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism 10. Intelligence Accountability in Canada Susan Decker 11. Who’s a Terrorist? What’s Terrorism? Comparative Media Representations of Lone-Actor Violence in Canada Barbara Perry and Ryan Scrivens 12. National Security: Exclusion and Isolation among Muslims in Canada Patti Tamara Lenard and Baljit Nagra 13. When “Soft Security” is Smart: On the Importance of Building Strong Community-Police Relationships in the Context of National Security Sara K. Thompson and Sandra Bucerius 14. Conclusion Jez Littlewood, Lorne L. Dawson, and Sara K. Thompson Contributors Index
