Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Conflicting Perspectives on Causes, Contexts, and ResponsesStuart Gottlieb Debate is an important part of the classroom experience. However, most debate-style readers do a disservice to students by selecting readings from disparate sources that end up talking past one another. As a part of the Debating Politics series from CQ Press, this reader is different. Featuring paired pro/con pieces written specifically for this volume, Debating Terrorism encourages students to actively grapple with the central debates and questions surrounding the subject of terrorism and counterterrorism . With topics ranging from the root causes of terrorism, the role of religion in terrorism, whether suicide terrorism is ever justified, whether the spread of democracy can help defeat terrorism, and what trade-offs, if any, should exist between security and civil liberties, Gottlieb′s outstanding cast of contributors returns in this edition, compelling students to wrestle with the conflicting perspectives that define the field. Gottlieb frames the complexity and sophistication of these issues with incisive chapter headnotes providing students with the requisite context and preparing them to read each argument critically, allowing them to understand the past, present, and future of terrorism and counterterrorism. Each of the selections has been thoroughly updated to account for recent world events, policy changes, and new scholarship. New to the reader, and by reviewer request, is a chapter, "Can Global Institutions Make a Difference in Fighting Terrorism?" |
Contents
IS THE NEW TERRORISM REALLY NEW? | 1 |
DOES POVERTY SERVE AS A ROOT CAUSE OF TERRORISM? | 35 |
CAN TERRORISM EVER BE JUSTIFIED? | 69 |
DOES ISLAM PLAY A UNIQUE ROLE IN MODERN RELIGIOUS TERRORISM? | 101 |
IS SUICIDE TERRORISM AN EFFECTIVE TACTIC? | 136 |
IS NUCLEAR TERRORISM A REAL THREAT? | 172 |
COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGIES DO WE NEED BOMBS OVER BRIDGES? | 209 |
CAN SPREADING DEMOCRACY HELP DEFEAT TERRORISM? | 243 |
CAN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN FIGHTING TERRORISM? | 276 |
IS AN OUTRIGHT BAN THE BEST WAY TO ELIMINATE OR CONSTRAIN TORTURE? | 312 |
COUNTERTERRORISM AND THE CONSTITUTION DOES PROVIDING SECURITY REQUIRE A TRADEOFF WITH CIVIL LIBERTIES? | 345 |
CONCLUSION IS THE THREAT OF TERRORISM BEING OVERSTATED? | 380 |
ABOUT THE EDITOR | 408 |
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Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Conflicting Perspectives on Causes ... Stuart Gottlieb No preview available - 2013 |
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