Failed states and the origins of violence: a comparative analysis of state failure as a root cause of terrorism and political violence

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Breeding Grounds: Failed States and the Origins of Terrorism and Political Violence; 2 And They All Fall Down: The Pandemic of Political Violence and State Failure in sub-Saharan Africa; 3 A Legacy of Tyranny, Tragedy and Terror:...

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Main Author: Howard, Tiffiany (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey Burlington, VT Ashgate 2014
In:Year: 2014
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 7132
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Keywords:
Failed State
Failed States > Case studies
Failed states > Case studies
Political Violence > Case studies
Political violence > Case studies
Staatsversagen > Gewalttätigkeit > Terrorismus > Politik
Terrorism > Case studies
Terrorism > Case studies
Terrorismus > Gewalttätigkeit > Staatsversagen > Politik
Related Items:Online-Ausg.: 1657786935
Erscheint auch als: 80726539X
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Summary:Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Breeding Grounds: Failed States and the Origins of Terrorism and Political Violence; 2 And They All Fall Down: The Pandemic of Political Violence and State Failure in sub-Saharan Africa; 3 A Legacy of Tyranny, Tragedy and Terror: A Closer Look at Weak States, Authoritarian Rule, and Radical Religious Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa; 4 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon No More: The Emerging Crisis of Collapsed States and Extremist Terrorism in Southeast and South Asia
5 The Delayed Reign of the Latin King: Why Drug Lords, Rebels and Terrorism Will Forever Plague Latin America's Frail States6 Beyond Failed States: Reflecting on State Failure and the Origins of Violence and the Future Threat of Transnational Terrorism; Bibliography; Appendices; Index
Utilizing global barometer data, Tiffiany Howard examines the underpinnings of individual support for political violence and argues that an insidious pattern of deprivation within failed states drives ordinary citizens to engage in and support extreme acts of political violence. A rigorous examination of four regions plagued by a combination of failed states and political violence-Sub Saharan Africa, The Middle East and North Africa, Southeast and South Asia, and Latin America-this text draws parallels to arrive at a single conclusion; that failed states are a natural breeding ground for terrorrism
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 163-186
Physical Description:xii, 210 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:9781472417800