Non-western responses to terrorism /

This edited collection surveys how non-Western states have responded to the threats of domestic and international terrorism in ways consistent with and reflective of their broad historical, political, cultural and religious traditions. It presents a series of eighteen case studies of counterterroris...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Boyle, Michael J., 1976- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2019]
Series:New directions in terrorism studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Russia and central Asia
  • Asia
  • South Asia
  • Latin and South America
  • Middle East and north Africa
  • Africa.
  • Foreword / Alex P. Schmid
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction / Michael J. Boyle
  • Part 1. Russia and Central Asia. Russia: Russia's response to terrorism in the twenty-first century / Ekaterina Stepanova
  • part 2. Asia. China: Xi Jinping, China's legal reform and counterterrorism / Irene Chan
  • Japan: Terrorism and counterterrorism in Japan / Chiyuki Aoi and Yee-Kuang Heng
  • Malaysia: Adapting to the dynamic changes of terrorist threats / Kamarulnizam Abdullah and Ridzuan Abdul Aziz
  • Indonesia: Political violence and counterterrorism: disputed boundaries of a postcolonial state / Evan A. Laksmana and Michael Newell
  • part 3. South Asia. India: Counterterrosim in India: an ad hoc response to an enduring and variable threat / Rashmi Singh
  • Pakistan: Countering terrorism in Pakistan: challenges, conundrum and resolution / Muhammad Feyyaz
  • part 4. Latin and South America. Brazil: When the shoe doesn't fit: Brazilian approaches to terrorism and counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era / Jorge M. Lasmar
  • Colombia: The changing meaning of 'terrorism' in Colombia: a matter of discourse / Oscar Palma
  • part 5. Middle East and North Africa. Algeria: Algeria's response to violent extremism / George JoffĂ©
  • Egypt: Extremism in moderation: understanding state resposne to terrorism in Egypt / Dina Al Raffie
  • Lebanon: Contending notions of terrorism in Lebanon: politico-legal manoeuvres and political Islam / Bashir Saade
  • Saudi Arabia: Islam and Saudi Arabia's counterterrorism strategy / Roel Meijer
  • Iran: The state and terrorism in Iran / Ali M. Ansari
  • part 6. Africa. Kenya: Counterterrorism in Kenya: security aid, impunity and Muslim alienation / Jeremy Prestholdt
  • Nigeria: A vicious cycle: the growth of terrorism and counterterrorism in Nigeria, 1999-2016 / Jennifer Giroux and Michael Nwankpa
  • Uganda: Counterterrorism in Museveni's Uganda / Emma Leonard Boyle
  • South Africa: Understanding South Africa's confused and ineffective response to terrorism / Hussein Solomon
  • Conclusion / Michael J. Boyle.