Monographie

Understanding terrorism innovation and learning : Al-Qaeda and beyond / edited by Magnus Randstorp and Magnus Normark

Type de contenu

• Texte

Type de médiation

• sans médiation

Type de support

• Volume

Titre(s)

• Understanding terrorism innovation and learning : Al-Qaeda and beyond / edited by Magnus Randstorp and Magnus Normark

Auteur(s)

• Ranstorp, Magnus

Autre(s) auteur(s)

• Normark, Magnus

Publication

• London New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, 2015

Description matérielle

• 1 vol. (XI-291 p.) ; 24 cm

Collection

• Political violence

ISBN

• 978-1-138-84743-9
• 978-0-415-78718-5

EAN

• 9780415787185 br.

Appartient à la collection

• Cass series on political violence 1365-0580

Classification décimale Dewey

• 327.117 094

Note sur les bibliographies et les index

• Notes bibliogr. Index

Note sur le contenu

• Contents; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction: understanding terrorism innovation and learning Al-Qaeda and beyond; Part I Perspectives on terrorism innovation; 2 The theoretical underpinnings of terrorist innovation decisions; 3 Innovation and the improvised explosive device (IED); 4 The dynamics of terrorist innovation; 5 Attacking the West: the influence of al-Qaeda's ideology and propaganda; 6 Jihadist innovation and learning by adapting to the "new" and "social media" Zeitgeist 7 Learning terror: the evolving threat of overseas training to the West8 Innovation in terrorists' counter-surveillance: the case of al-Qaeda and its affiliates; Part II Case studies; 9 Innovation and learning in the British jihad; 10 Terrorists lack imagination when choosing targets in Denmark; 11 "Please inform Europe": al-Qaeda's Europlot of 2009/2010 in the light of new documents and testimonies; 12 Changing patterns in terror plots directed against Germany emanating from militant Uzbek networks in Waziristan; 13 Conclusions; Index

Résumé ou extrait

• Présentation de l'éditeur : "This book examines the role of terrorist innovation and learning in theory and practice, and in the context of three specific EU case-studies. It is often said that terrorist groups are relatively conservative in character operating in a technological vacuum – relying almost exclusively on bombs and bullets. This observation masks increasing complexity and creativity and innovation within terrorist groups and one of the most distinguishing features of al-Qaeda’s terrorist operations is its propensity for remarkable innovation. This book examines how and why terrorist groups innovate more generally and al-Qaeda-related terrorist plots in Europe more specifically. The starting point for this book was twofold. Firstly to examine the issue of innovation and learning more generically both in theory, within specific themes and within the context of al-Qaeda’s influence on this process. Secondly, this book examines the evolution of specific al-Qaeda-related plots in three specific northern EU states – the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany - where there has been a significant volume of planned, failed and executed terrorist plots. In particular, these case studies explore signs of innovation and learning. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism and counter-terrorism, political violence, security studies and IR in general."

Sujet - Nom commun

• Terrorisme -- Pays de l'Union européenne -- Études de cas
• Technologie
• Armes
• Terrorisme et médias

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