Root Causes of Terrorism Myths, Reality and Ways Forward [Hardcover]

This team of international experts analyses the possibilities and limitations of preventing or reducing terrorism by addressing the factors that give rise to it and sustain it. The key questions raised include:

* what are the main circumstances that provide preconditions for the emergence of various types of terrorism?

* what are the typical precipitants that trigger terrorist campaigns?

* to what extent is it possible to reduce the problem of terrorism by influencing these causes and circumstances?

* should we address those factors that sustain terrorist campaigns rather than root causes?

This book is edited by Tore Bj?rgo - Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Professor and Research Director at the Norwegian Police University College.

1. Introduction Tore Bj?rgo  2. Exploring Roots of Terrorism Dipak K. Gupta  3. Impoverished Terrorists: Stereotype or Reality? Jitka Maleckov?  4. The Social and Psychological Characteristics of Terrorism and Terrorists John Horgan  5. When Hatred is Bred in the Bone : The Socio-Cultural Underpinnings of Terrorist Psychology Jerrold M. Post  6. Social, Organizational and Psychological Factors in Suicide Terrorism Ariel Merari  7. Palestinian Resistance and Suicide Bombing : Causes and Consequences Hisham H. Ahmed  8. Roots of Terrorism in the Middle East: International Pressures and International Constraints Abdullah Sahar Mohammad  9. Nationalist Separatism and Terrorism in Comparative Perspective Fernando Reinares  10. Root Causes of Terrorism? A Case Study of theTamil Insurgency and the LTTE D.R. Kaarthikeyan  11. Right-Wing Terrorism Wilhelm Heitmeyer&l“0