Research Agenda for Terrorism Studies

Edited by Lara A. Frumkin, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Counselling, Open University, UK, John F. Morrison, School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University, Ireland and Andrew Silke, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

• Contents: 1 Contemplating a research agenda for terrorism studies 1Andrew Silke, Lara A. Frumkin and John F. MorrisonPART I MAJOR PERSPECTIVES IN TERRORISMSTUDIES RESEARCH2 Terrorists 23Sarah Marsden3 Victims and victimhood: the case of terrorism andpolitical violence 43Orla Lynch4 Critical terrorism studies 63Shirley Achieng’, Samwel Oando and Richard JacksonPART II ASSESSING THEORY, SOME METHODS ANDAPPROACHES5 Applying theory to research 79Daniela Pisoiu6 The interdisciplinarity challenge for terrorism studies 91Asta Maskaliūnaitė7 Ethnographic approaches in terrorism studies andresearch 107Anastasia Filippidou8 Guides, interviews, ethics: conducting fieldworkwith Islamist extremists in Indonesia 119Julie Chernov Hwang9 Using social media to research terrorism and extremism 131Ashton Kingdon and Emma Ylitalo-James10 Using online data in terrorism research 145Stuart Macdonald, Elizabeth Pearson, RyanScrivens and Joe Whittaker11 Terrorism databases: problems and solutions 159Stephen Johnson and Gary A. AckermanPART III CONTROVERSIES AND DEBATES12 Debating the health of terrorism studies:methodological issues, research biases andcautious optimism 179Bart Schuurman13 Gender issues in terrorism studies 193Katherine E. Brown14 Collaborative approaches to countering terrorism 211Lara A. Frumkin and Paul Ford15 Terrorism research practices in the private sector:context and considerations 225Ross Frenett, Meghan Conroy, Carolyn Hoyle,Celia Davies, Nic Rees, Ludovica Di Giorgi andCatriona Scholes16 Ethics and terrorism research: the rights, safetyand vulnerability of participant and researcher 241John F. Morrison, Eke Bont and Andrew SilkePART IV THE FUTURE OF TERRORISM STUDIES17 Interdisciplinarity, globality and downsizing:aspirations for the future of terrorism studies 263Harmonie TorosIndex 275

‘This is a very timely volume that examines the state of terrorism studies as a discipline. It examines a range of pressing issues, including the development of a more cross-sector, interdisciplinary approach to the subject; the ethical issues involved and the need for more gender-based and non-Western perspectives. Highly recommended.’