Hot Topics: Terrorism: Social Aspects

" Antisocial reveals how the boundaries between technology, media, and politics have been erased, resulting in a deeply broken informational landscape -- the landscape in which we all now live. Marantz shows how alienated young people are led down the rabbit hole of online radicalization, and how fringe ideas spread -- from anonymous corners of social media to cable TV to the President's Twitter feed. Marantz also sits with the creators of social media as they start to reckon with the forces they've unleashed. Will they be able to solve the communication crisis they helped bring about, or are their interventions too little too late?"

Description: The migration explosion : Europe's rude awakening -- The history of a dream : ideologies, the European project, and outcomes for the migration crisis -- Media coverage and the European migration crisis -- Europe's "generation unknown" : terrorism, intelligence, and an uncertain future -- Organized crime, organized chaos, and the general migration economy -- The challenge from the left -- The response from the right -- The costs of crisis : social impact and the securitization ahead -- The geopolitics of migration : national interests, Europe, and the globalist.

"This book is about the powerful dynamic and destructive process termed mutual radicalization, which occurs when two groups take increasingly extreme positions opposing one another. It discusses the psychological processes underlying some key cases of mutual radicalization. The book develops a road map of how mutual radicalization takes place, shaped by underlying psychological processes. Each case study is presented within the same three-stage framework of mutual radicalization: group mobilization, extreme ingroup cohesion, and antagonistic identity transformation. The book is organized in four parts comprising twelve chapters. Part I consists of two case studies involving a nation-state and a nonstate actor, Israel--Palestine; a case involving two nation-states, Iran--United States; and two case studies involving Islamist terrorism and nation-states (the United States and the European Union). Part II describes case studies of nations in transition and in danger of moving further along the path of mutual radicalization. They represent a range of the most important 21st-century conflicts: China--Japan, North Korea--South Korea, and Pakistan--India. Part III presents three case studies of within-state or "domestic" mutual radicalization. The first involves mutual radicalization leading to gridlock in U.S. politics during the last six years of the Obama presidency, the second focuses on mutual radicalization in U.S. politics as represented by the Trump and Sanders presidential election campaigns, and the third explores the relationship between the National Rifle Association and gun-regulation groups in America. Part IV examines solutions to mutual radicalization, with proposals for how to break the cycles of distrust and violence."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Subjects: Protest movements; Revolutions; Anarchism -- Demonstrations; Anarchists -- Social change

Description: The birth of the modern militia movement -- The beliefs and philosophies of militias -- National and worldwide conspiracies -- Who belongs to militias? -- Militia training -- Weapons of militias -- The militia threat -- Fringe group crossover -- Militia internal security -- Militia publications and propaganda -- A national militia -- The power and influence of militias -- Militias and the law -- State and local response to militias -- The federal government's response to militias -- Citizens' response to militias -- Final thoughts about militias.

Description: Islam v. the west? -- Jihad : message, motivation, and methods -- Muslim opposition to terror -- Shared grievances -- Mainstream Muslim strategies -- Religion is not the root of conflict.
"New York, Washington, Madrid, London and now Paris - the list of Western cities targeted by radical Islamic terrorists waging global jihad continues to grow. Does this extreme violence committed in the name of Islam point to a fundamental enmity between the Muslim faith and the West? In this compelling essay, leading scholar of Islam Tamara Sonn argues that whilst the West has many enemies among Muslims, it is politics not religion that informs their grievances. The longer these demands remain frustrated, the more violence has escalated and recruitment to groups like Islamic State has increased. Far from quelling the spread of Islamic extremism, Western military intervention has helped to turn nationalist movements into radical terrorist groups with international agendas. Islam, Sonn concludes, is not the problem, just as war is not the solution. "

Look at Chapters 12 & 13 on pages 243-280, 'September 11 and beyond : the influence of 9/11 on American film and television / War on terror in American popular culture ' Includes bibliographic references.

Description: Shock and disbelief : friends and neighbors react to the news about the accused brothers -- Nice young men and women can create carnage and chaos around the world -- Many factors contribute to the decision to resort to violence -- Who benefits when kids are recruited to violence? -- Prevention of future terrorism -- Reviewing the Seville statement : humans are not naturally violent.

The Encyclopedia of Terrorism presents authoritative coverage of what is currently one of the world's most important topics. With more than 300 articles, the encyclopedia provides detailed discussions of who, what, where, when, and why of terrorism. Up to date and timely, the articles cover such topics as Al-Qaeda, biological terrorism, extremism, Saddam Hussein, Jihad, Zacarias Moussaoui, and suicide bombers. Written and presented in a concise, readable format with detailed chronology, photographs, maps, and charts, the encyclopedia will be an essential reference for anyone interested in this critical field. Its in-depth articles make the encyclopedia the most comprehensive reference source available in the field. It has an extensive and global coverage of groups (such as the IRA), and key events (including September 11). With details on the people, terms, statistics, and information on the biographical, historical, and geographical information that is concerned with the study of terrorism. It contains cross-references to related entries at the end of each article with suggested further reading lists in each area. An internationally recognised expert on terrorism, Harvey Kushner has studied terrorism for more than three decades. He serves as a consultant on terrorism for an array of US governmental and private agencies. In addition, his commentary appears regularly on the media news networks worldwide. His expertise in this field has ensured that the entries, including contributions by other authorities in the field, are of the highest quality.

Includes bibliographical references and index.--Most people strongly condemn terrorism; yet they often fail to say how terrorist acts differ from other acts of violence such as the killing of civilians in war. Stephen Nathanson argues that we cannot have morally credible views about terrorism if we focus on terrorism alone and neglect broader issues about the ethics of war. His 2010 book challenges influential views on the ethics of war, including the realist view that morality does not apply to war, and Michael Walzer's defence of attacks on civilians in 'supreme emergency' circumstances. It provides a clear definition of terrorism, an analysis of what makes terrorism morally wrong, and a rule-utilitarian defence of noncombatant immunity, as well as discussions of the Allied bombings of cities in World War II, collateral damage, and the clash between rights theories and utilitarianism. It will interest a wide range of readers in philosophy, political theory, international relations and law.

Description: Greed. Pallets of cash ; The Emperor of the War on Terror ; The new oligarchs -- Power. Rosetta ; Alarbus ; Too big to fail -- Endless war. The war on decency ; The war on normalcy ; The war on truth.
"War corrupts. Endless war corrupts absolutely. Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting terrorism, our government has done things every bit as shameful as its historic wartime abuses -- and until this book, it has worked very hard to cover them up. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. FDR authorized the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. Presidents Bush and Obama now must face their own reckoning. Power corrupts, but it is endless war that corrupts absolutely"