Terrorism and the State

Kieran McConaghy is a Lecturer at the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews, UK. His research interests include Irish and British politics, nationalism, ethnonationalist terrorism, emotion and counter-terrorism, state discourse on terrorism, and independence movements.

• Introduction: Rethinking the State and its Role in Terrorist Conflicts.- Chapter 1: The Spanish State and the Basque Conflict.- Chapter 2: The French State, French Algeria and the OAS.- Chapter 3: The United Kingdom and the Northern Ireland Conflict.- Chapter 4: Emotional Impetus for the Response to Terrorism.- Chapter 5: The Character of State Organisations and the Impact on Counterterrorism.- Chapter 6: Intra-state Communication and Cooperationin Counterterrorism.- Chapter 7: Political Impetus for the Response to Terrorism.- Conclusions.