Victims of terrorism : a comparative and interdisciplinary study

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Victims of terrorism : a comparative and interdisciplinary study

Title remainder

a comparative and interdisciplinary study

Statement of responsibility

edited by Orla Lynch and Javier Argomaniz

Contributor

• Argomaniz, Javier
• Lynch, Orla

Editor

• Argomaniz, Javier
• Lynch, Orla

Subject

• HISTORY / Military / General
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security
• Terrorism -- Social aspects
• Terrorism -- Social aspects
• Victims of terrorism
• Victims of terrorism

Language

eng

Summary

"This book examines the politicisation of victims of terrorism and the reality of the victimisation experience within the broader field of terrorism and the resulting conflict. Victims of terrorism are a unique group of individuals whose experience is overlooked in the current literature on terrorism. Since 9/11, terrorism has risen to global prominence and has become a key topic of interest with regards to media attention and national security. As a result, many European countries (as well as the USA) have had to take active steps to protect and provide for the victims of terrorism, particularly given the nature of victimisation post-3/11 (Madrid) and 7/7 (London). Recently, we have also seen an increase in the political currency of the terrorist victim; for example, the lobbying activities and political involvement of the victims of ETA terrorism and the exceptionally powerful lobby in the USA that sees the involvement of victims of terrorism and their families in policy-making and law-enforcement transformations. This book is based on extensive field work in Northern Ireland, London and Spain and presents the results, which focus on the needs and experiences of victims of terrorism and political violence, and critically analyses these findings comparatively and in their own right. The aim is to assess the provision of support initiatives in Northern Ireland, mainland UK and Spain and understand if victims' needs are being met by these initiatives but most importantly to construct a picture of the local and international interpretation of the experience of victimisation by terrorism"--

Member of

• Cass series on political violence

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

363.325

Index

index present

LC call number

HV6431

LC item number

.V5135 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Political violence