Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables, figures and boxes
- Contributors
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Guide to online instructor resources
- Introduction: The origins and changing agendas of international relations
- Part 1 Theories of International Relations
- Part 2 International history
- Part 3 The traditional agenda: States, wars and law
- Part 4 The new agenda: Globalisation and global challenges
- Chapter 20 Non-state actors: A sociology of International Relations?
- Chapter 21 Religion and secularism
- Chapter 22 Global economic institutions
- Chapter 23 Global trade and finance
- Chapter 24 Global poverty, inequality and development
- Chapter 25 Globalisation and its critics
- Chapter 26 Terrorism
- Chapter 27 The international politics of cyberspace
- Chapter 28 The changing character of warfare
- Chapter 29 Post-conflict state-building
- Chapter 30 Humanitarianism and armed intervention
- Chapter 31 Human rights
- Chapter 32 Global public health
- Chapter 33 Migration and refugees
- Chapter 34 Global environmental politics
- Chapter 35 Climate change
- Chapter 36 The futures of International Relations
- References
- Index
- Figure and text acknowledgements
Chapter 26 - Terrorism
from Part 4 - The new agenda: Globalisation and global challenges
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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables, figures and boxes
- Contributors
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Guide to online instructor resources
- Introduction: The origins and changing agendas of international relations
- Part 1 Theories of International Relations
- Part 2 International history
- Part 3 The traditional agenda: States, wars and law
- Part 4 The new agenda: Globalisation and global challenges
- Chapter 20 Non-state actors: A sociology of International Relations?
- Chapter 21 Religion and secularism
- Chapter 22 Global economic institutions
- Chapter 23 Global trade and finance
- Chapter 24 Global poverty, inequality and development
- Chapter 25 Globalisation and its critics
- Chapter 26 Terrorism
- Chapter 27 The international politics of cyberspace
- Chapter 28 The changing character of warfare
- Chapter 29 Post-conflict state-building
- Chapter 30 Humanitarianism and armed intervention
- Chapter 31 Human rights
- Chapter 32 Global public health
- Chapter 33 Migration and refugees
- Chapter 34 Global environmental politics
- Chapter 35 Climate change
- Chapter 36 The futures of International Relations
- References
- Index
- Figure and text acknowledgements
Summary
This chapter gives an overview of the long history, nature and significance of terrorism for international relations. It first addresses the topic’s recent prominence. Terrorism is by no means the most brutal type of violence, especially compared to wars in which states have killed millions of people. But it garners outsized attention through its symbolic nature. Only by educating ourselves can we rob terrorism of the source of its power. Second, it addresses key academic debates, which usually go back to the definition. The chapter argues that there are core areas of international agreement about what a terrorist act is, and that it can and should be distinguished from other types of violence. It also explains the lively debate over digital technology and the future of terrorism. Third, it lays out intellectual frameworks that help us to understand and analyse terrorism, including types of terrorism, historical patterns and the strategies used by terrorist groups. The chapter concludes with reflections about what is at stake in countering this type of illegitimate act.
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- An Introduction to International Relations , pp. 345 - 357Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024