Globalisation and the future of terrorism : patterns and predictions / Brynjar Lia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lia, Brynjar.

Series:

Contemporary security studies.

Contemporary security studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism and globalization.

Terrorism--Forecasting.

Terrorism.

International relations.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (616 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Globalization and the future of terrorism

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing upon new research and methods outside the traditional focus, and by taking both a theoretical approach and a new practical predictive perspective, Brynjar Lia delivers a fresh and fascinating contribution to terrorism studies. Globalisation and the Future of Terrorism shows us that while predicting terrorism is a highly speculative business, there are ways of identifying certain long-term causes, driving forces and their links with society. Terrorists are usually integral players in local and sometimes global politics. Hence, when the local, regional and international contexts change,

Contents:

GLOBALISATION AND THE FUTURE OF TERRORISM; CONTEMPORARY SECURITY STUDIES; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; Figures; Tables; Boxes; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; Towards a framework for predicting future patterns of terrorism; Defining terrorism; Causes of terrorism; 2 GLOBALISATION AND ARMED CONFLICTS; The future of globalisation; The impact of globalisation; Possible implications for terrorism; The future of armed conflicts; The rise of internationalised internal conflicts; Illegitimate states, legitimate revolts; Al-Qaida and the rise of global civil wars

Beyond war: the globalised political economy of conflictThe emergence of a global guerrilla state authority?; Conclusion; 3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICS; The world order; Consequences for the future of terrorism; Weapons of mass destruction; Nuclear proliferation risks; CBW-proliferation risks; Democratisation processes and the spread of illiberal democracies; Trends in state formation and state failure; State formation; Failed and collapsed states; Trends in peacekeeping and military interventions; Peacekeeping; Military interventions; Islamist responses to Western interventions

Implications for terrorismTrends in multilateralism; Implications for terrorism; The proliferation of non-governmental organisations; Implications for terrorism; 4 THE GLOBAL MARKET ECONOMY; Trends in economic inequality; Implications for terrorism; Powerless politicians? Powerful businesses?; The rise of transnational corporations; TNCs and terrorism; Privatising policing and warfare; Implications for terrorists and insurgent groups; The globalisation of organised crime; Drug trade, human-trafficking, alien smuggling; Trafficking in explosives; Changing patterns, underlying causes

Implications for transnational terrorismMiddle East petroleum and the future of the energy trade; Future trends in petroleum energy dependence; Implications for terrorism; 5 THE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTOR; Demographic trends; Implications for terrorism; The immigration dilemma; Migration and ethno-demographic changes; Hate crimes, racial riots and ethnic terrorism; Diasporas, overseas insurgencies and transnational terrorism; Human-smuggling and transnational terrorism; 6 IDEOLOGICAL SHIFTS; The future landscape of extremist ideologies; A resurgent left?; The challenge of Islamism and al-Qaidaism

The new religious extremismTowards a diffuse and rapidly changing ideological landscape; Possible implications for terrorism; 7 OUR TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURE; Terrorism and technology; The future potentials of cyberterrorism: computers as weapons; Information technologies in conventional terrorism; The globalisation of empowering technologies; Dual-use technology and improvised weapons; New interactive mass-media technologies; Counter-terrorist technologies; Possible impact on terrorism patterns; 8 CONCLUSION; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-250) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-77527-3

1-281-15764-3

9786611157647

0-203-48889-X

9780203488898

OCLC:

316143898