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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792377703321

Titolo

Negotiating with terrorists : strategy, tactics, and politics / / edited by Guy Olivier Faure and I. William Zartman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-99865-9

1-136-99866-7

1-282-56995-3

9786612569951

0-203-85559-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Political Violence

Altri autori (Persone)

FaureGuy Olivier

ZartmanI. William

Disciplina

303.625

363.325/16

363.32516

Soggetti

Terrorism

Negotiation

Hostage negotiations

Crisis management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; The PIN Program at the IIASA; Introduction: Negotiating with terrorists - who holds whom hostage?; Part I: How to negotiate: Kidnapping the kidnappers; 1 Guidelines for negotiating with terrorists; 2 Quantitative and qualitative aspects of kidnapping and hostage negotiation; 3 Supping with the Devil; Part II: Practical/tactical: Freeing the hostages; 4 Terrorist negotiation strategy in Lebanon; 5 Negotiating in Beslan and beyond; 6 Negotiating visible and hidden agendas

7 Negotiating the grand swap in KandaharConclusion: Lessons for action; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume addresses the important issue of negotiating with



terrorists, and offers recommendations for best practice and processes. Hostage negotiation is the process of trying to align two often completely polarised parties. Authorities view hostage taking as unacceptable demands made by unacceptable means. However terrorists view their actions as completely justified, even on moral and religious grounds. If they are to try and reconcile these two sides, it is essential for hostage negotiators to understand terrorist culture, the hostage takers' profiles, their perso