Journal of Terrorism Research: Recent submissions
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Lashkar-e-Taiba of Pakistan: an India centric threat projection
(Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews, 2012-09-22) - Journal articleWithin a year of the Mumbai attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the public outrage that many thought would usher in a political groundswell for a firmer government response, has dissipated. Almost all the political officials ... -
Will it ever be possible to profile the terrorist?
(Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews, 2012-09-22) - Journal articleThis paper critiques the claim that terrorists can be profiled – that is to say that terrorists possess distinguishable attributes that can be conceivably identified by an observer. In doing so, the most prominent profiling ... -
Crossing the Rubicon: making a case for refining the classification of Jihadist Terrorism
(Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews, 2012-09-22) - Journal articleThis paper posits that our current understanding of Jihadist Terrorism as a monolithic sub-type of Political Terrorism is flawed and that as a result our governments counter this threat with inappropriately-adapted methods. ... -
Understanding political influence in modern-era conflict: a qualitative historical analysis of Hassan Nasrallah’s speeches
(Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews, 2012-09-22) - Journal articleThis research examines and closely analyzes speeches delivered by Hezbollah’s secretary general and spokesman, Hassan Nasrallah, from a content analysis perspective. We reveal that several significant political phenomena ... -
Whose hearts and minds? Narratives and counter-narratives of Salafi Jihadism
(Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews, 2012-09-22) - Journal articleSince the advent of the Global War on Terror, the world has witnessed the continuation of terrorist activity under the banner of Salafi Jihad. With military action proving insufficient to defeat the propagators of the ...