Combatting Jihadist Terrorism through Nation-Building
A Quality-of-Life Perspective
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Beschreibung
This book focuses on the drivers of Jihadist terrorism and explains how a better understanding of these drivers can lead to more effective counterterrorism policies all over the world. It builds on results of the extensive body of quality of life studies to document the historical, geo-political, economic, religious, cultural and media drivers of Jihadist terrorism. Guided by a major theme this book shows that the significant gains we have made in combatting Jihadist terrorism are not enough, but that we need to embrace a much broader and comprehensive view of the antecedents and the sustaining enablers of this threat to help guide any sustainable efforts. It proposes interventions designed to effectively treat the causes of this insidious disease. This book is of great interest to new media, policy makers concerned about national security as well as people and academic scholars whose research interest involves conflict and conflict resolution, religious studies, terrorism and counterterrorism, Islamic history, and Islamic geo-politics.
This book focuses on the drivers of Jihadist terrorism and explains how a better understanding of these drivers can lead to more effective counterterrorism policies all over the world. It builds on results of the extensive body of quality of life studies to document the historical, geo-political, economic, religious, cultural and media drivers of Jihadist terrorism. Guided by a major theme this book shows that the significant gains we have made in combatting Jihadist terrorism are not enough, but that we need to embrace a much broader and comprehensive view of the antecedents and the sustaining enablers of this threat to help guide any sustainable efforts. It proposes interventions designed to effectively treat the causes of this insidious disease. This book is of great interest to new media, policy makers concerned about national security as well as people and academic scholars whose research interest involves conflict and conflict resolution, religious studies, terrorism and counterterrorism, Islamic history, and Islamic geo-politics.
Provides an overview of the historical, geo-political, economic, religious, cultural and media drivers of Jihadist terrorism Explores the range of approaches that have been used to combat Islamic terrorism Identifies effective and ineffective counterterrorism strategies based on this analysis
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M. Joseph Sirgy
Themen in »Combatting Jihadist Terrorism through Nation-Building«
Islam vs Christianity and Judaism Jihadist Terrorism and Quality of Life Economic Ill-Being Factors and Terrorism Religious Ill-Being Factors and Terrorism Globalization and Media Ill-Being Factors and Terrorism Cultural Ill-Being Factors and Terrorism History of Islam State of Islamic Social Progress Drivers of Islamic-Driven Terrorism Western Response to Islamic Terrorism Political Drivers of Jihadist Terrorism Counterterrorism Strategies