Terrorism - General & Miscellaneous, Terrorism - Policy & Prevention, Democratization of Countries, U.S. Politics & Government - 2000-Present, U.S. Politics & Government - General & Miscellaneous

Democratic Development and Political Terrorism: The Global Perspective

Name: Democratic Development and Political Terrorism: The Global Perspective
Author: William Crotty
ISBN: 9781555536251

by William Crotty

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Overview

The September 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have raised difficult questions about the challenges and far-reaching consequences of dealing with political terrorism on an international scale. In this timely collection, experts delve into such critical topics as the root causes of terrorist acts, the relationship between authoritarian repression and terrorist movements, the most effective foreign policies for containing worldwide political violence, the role of military force, and the complexities and uncertainties of attempts to democratize autocratic or totalitarian regimes in the Middle East and elsewhere.

William Crotty, editor of the Northeastern Series on Democratization and Political Development, is Thomas P. O'Neill Chair in Public Life and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at Northeastern University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The State of Democracy in America and The Politics of Political Assassinations, and the editor of The Politics of Terror: The U.S. Response to 9/11, also published by Northeastern University Press. He lives in the Boston area.

Synopsis

This timely collection of original essays examines the global link between democratic development and political terrorism, delving into the difficult questions, challenges, far-reaching consequences, and uncertainties of dealing with terrorism on an international scale.