Critical Perspectives on Counter-terrorism

<p>This volume examines the rationale effectiveness and consequences of counter terrorism practices from a range of perspectives and cases.</p><p>The book critically interrogates contemporary counter-terrorism powers from military campaigns and repression through to the prosecution of terrorist suspects counter-terrorism policing counter-radicalisation programmes and the proscription of terrorist organisations. Drawing on a range of timely and important case studies from around the world including the UK Sri Lanka Spain Canada Australia and the USA its chapters explore the impacts of counter-terrorism on individuals communities and political processes. </p><p>The book focuses on three questions of vital importance to any assessment of counter-terrorism. First what do counter-terrorism strategies seek to achieve? Second what are the consequences of different counter-terrorism campaigns and how are these measured? And third how and why do changes to counter-terrorism occur? </p><p>This volume will be of much interest to students of counter-terrorism critical terrorism studies criminology security studies and IR in general.</p>