05608nam 22007334a 450 991045086930332120200520144314.01-135-77527-31-281-15764-397866111576470-203-48889-X(CKB)1000000000408623(EBL)183155(OCoLC)316143898(SSID)ssj0000163681(PQKBManifestationID)11163328(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163681(PQKBWorkID)10117433(PQKB)10979653(MiAaPQ)EBC183155(PPN)198453108(Au-PeEL)EBL183155(CaPaEBR)ebr10227237(CaONFJC)MIL115764(EXLCZ)99100000000040862320050223d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobalisation and the future of terrorism[electronic resource] patterns and predictions /Brynjar LiaLondon ;New York Routledge20051 online resource (616 p.)Contemporary security studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-40296-4 0-7146-5261-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-250) and index.GLOBALISATION AND THE FUTURE OF TERRORISM; CONTEMPORARY SECURITY STUDIES; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; Figures; Tables; Boxes; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; Towards a framework for predicting future patterns of terrorism; Defining terrorism; Causes of terrorism; 2 GLOBALISATION AND ARMED CONFLICTS; The future of globalisation; The impact of globalisation; Possible implications for terrorism; The future of armed conflicts; The rise of internationalised internal conflicts; Illegitimate states, legitimate revolts; Al-Qaida and the rise of global civil warsBeyond war: the globalised political economy of conflictThe emergence of a global guerrilla state authority?; Conclusion; 3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICS; The world order; Consequences for the future of terrorism; Weapons of mass destruction; Nuclear proliferation risks; CBW-proliferation risks; Democratisation processes and the spread of illiberal democracies; Trends in state formation and state failure; State formation; Failed and collapsed states; Trends in peacekeeping and military interventions; Peacekeeping; Military interventions; Islamist responses to Western interventionsImplications for terrorismTrends in multilateralism; Implications for terrorism; The proliferation of non-governmental organisations; Implications for terrorism; 4 THE GLOBAL MARKET ECONOMY; Trends in economic inequality; Implications for terrorism; Powerless politicians? Powerful businesses?; The rise of transnational corporations; TNCs and terrorism; Privatising policing and warfare; Implications for terrorists and insurgent groups; The globalisation of organised crime; Drug trade, human-trafficking, alien smuggling; Trafficking in explosives; Changing patterns, underlying causesImplications for transnational terrorismMiddle East petroleum and the future of the energy trade; Future trends in petroleum energy dependence; Implications for terrorism; 5 THE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTOR; Demographic trends; Implications for terrorism; The immigration dilemma; Migration and ethno-demographic changes; Hate crimes, racial riots and ethnic terrorism; Diasporas, overseas insurgencies and transnational terrorism; Human-smuggling and transnational terrorism; 6 IDEOLOGICAL SHIFTS; The future landscape of extremist ideologies; A resurgent left?; The challenge of Islamism and al-QaidaismThe new religious extremismTowards a diffuse and rapidly changing ideological landscape; Possible implications for terrorism; 7 OUR TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURE; Terrorism and technology; The future potentials of cyberterrorism: computers as weapons; Information technologies in conventional terrorism; The globalisation of empowering technologies; Dual-use technology and improvised weapons; New interactive mass-media technologies; Counter-terrorist technologies; Possible impact on terrorism patterns; 8 CONCLUSION; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXDrawing upon new research and methods outside the traditional focus, and by taking both a theoretical approach and a new practical predictive perspective, Brynjar Lia delivers a fresh and fascinating contribution to terrorism studies. Globalisation and the Future of Terrorism shows us that while predicting terrorism is a highly speculative business, there are ways of identifying certain long-term causes, driving forces and their links with society. Terrorists are usually integral players in local and sometimes global politics. Hence, when the local, regional and international contexts change, Contemporary security studies.Terrorism and globalizationTerrorismForecastingInternational relationsWorld politics1989-Electronic books.Terrorism and globalization.TerrorismForecasting.International relations.World politics303.6/25Lia Brynjar696053MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450869303321Globalisation and the future of terrorism2294639UNINA