Publisher’s description This single-volume work documents Pakistan’s troubled history, which has led to current global insecurities and created a breeding ground for radical insurgency and terrorism. Why is the volatile[…]
Journal abstract This paper provides an overview of the current state of terrorism in Pakistan. It argues that the Pakistani state’s complex relationship with militancy and terrorism is complicated by[…]
Publisher’s description The US Global War on Terror and earlier US counterterrorism efforts prompted a variety of responses from Muslim states despite widespread Islamic opposition. Some cooperated extensively, some balked[…]
The different pathways into extremist groups varies from region to region. What might be a common theme of radicalisation in Africa won’t necessarily be true for the Middle East. Too[…]
Journal abstract The existing literature in the terrorism field does not address the absence of terrorism scholarship in developing countries. This article focuses on this intellectual gap using the case[…]
Journal abstract In this research note we employ the work of Wiktorowicz who suggests that persons who are knowledgeable of Islam may be more capable of critically evaluating the claims[…]
Journal abstract This article on drone strikes in Pakistan offers a distinctive empirical case study for critical scholarship of counterterrorism. By asking how cosmopolitanism has developed through UK news discourse,[…]
Publisher’s description: Most contemporary journalistic and scholarly accounts of the instability gripping Afghanistan and Pakistan have argued that violent Islamic extremism, including support for the Taliban and related groups, is[…]
Publisher’s description: This book explains the origins and nature of terrorism in Pakistan and examines the social, political and economic factors that have contributed to the rise of political violence[…]
Focusing on developments in South Waziristan and arguing that there the Taliban is a movement of the young, poor, and those belonging to minor lineages or powerless tribes against tribal elders, the Political Agent appointed by the Government of Pakistan, and also against the so-called “mafia of maliks, transporters and traffickersâ€.
A micro-sociological analysis of homegrown violent extremist attacks in the UK in 201717 April, 2019
Tunisian terrorist fighters: a grassroots perspective15 April, 2019Ostracism promotes a terroristic mindset12 April, 2019The radicalization of the Kanes: family as a primary group influence?10 April, 2019