Aimed at scholars, students and lay persons interested in peace and conflict studies, The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Violence is a comprehensive resource to understand the principal debates on political violence, a field which is becoming an increasingly important part of courses on peace and conflict. Organized into seven main sections, this volume deals with a wide range of issues covering the following important research areas: · Issues of definition and nomenclature and how contests over these relate to political violence. · Theoretical frameworks and methods for understanding and researching political violence. · Motivations and goals of those who use political violence. · The various forms of political violence. · Perspectives on countering political violence, by state and non-state actors. · Why and how political violence ends. · The aftermath of political violence. Contributions by leading scholars in the field provide an authoritative guide and source book on political violence for the scholar, the researcher and the informed general reader.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; Part I Defining Political Violence; Chapter 1 Political Violence: An Overview, John Darby; Chapter 2 Orthodox Accounts of Terrorism, Jason Franks; Chapter 3 Critical Accounts of Terrorism, Richard Jackson; Chapter 4 State Violence as State Terrorism, Ruth Blakeley; Chapter 5 The ‘War on Terror’ as Political Violence, Richard Seymour; Chapter 6 The Concept of Security in Political Violence, Jessica Wolfendale; Part II Motivations and Goals of Political Violence; Chapter 7 From Dissent to Revolution: Politics and Violence, Harmonie Toros; Chapter 8 Why Do Individuals Resort to Political Violence? Approaches to the Psychology of Terrorism, Jeff Victoroff, Janice Adelman; Chapter 9 The Motivation of the Irish Rebel and Resistance to the Label ‘Terrorist’, Anthony McIntyre; Chapter 10 Martyrs without Borders: The Puzzle of Transnational Suicide Bombers, Mohammed M. Hafez; Chapter 11 The Origins and Inhibiting Influences in Genocide, Mass Killing and Other Collective Violence, Ervin Staub; Chapter 12 Religion as a Motivation for Political Violence, Jeroen Gunning; Part III Theorising, Understanding and Researching Political Violence; Chapter 13 Social Movement Studies and Political Violence, Donatella della Porta; Chapter 14 Feminist Reflections on Political Violence, Laura Sjoberg; Chapter 15 National Identity, Conflict and Political Violence: Experiences in Latin America, Peter Lambert; Chapter 16 Staying Alive while Conducting Primary Research: Fieldwork on Political Violence, Jeffrey A. Sluka; Part IV Manifestations of Political Violence; Chapter 17 Genocide as Political Violence, Adam Jones; Chapter 18 War as Political Violence, R. Gerald Hughes; Part V Countering Political Violence; Chapter 19 Intelligence and Political Violence: The Case of Counter-Terrorism, Frank Gregory; Chapter 20 Counter-Terrorism and its Effectiveness in the UK since 1969: Does It Pay to Be Tough on Terrorism?, Robert Lambert; Chapter 21 Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights since 9/11, Michael McClintock; Chapter 22 Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights in the UK, Clive Walker; Part VI Ending Political Violence; Chapter 23 The State’s Role in the Management and Resolution of Violent Conflict: Learning from Northern Ireland?, Bill Rolston; Chapter 24 Political Violence and Peace Processes, Roger Mac Ginty; Chapter 25 Civil Society Actors and the End of Violence, Avila Kilmurray; Part VII Dealing with the Aftermath; Chapter 26 Defining and Building the Rule of Law in the Aftermath of Political Violence: The Processes of Transitional Justice, Richard J. Goldstone, Adam M. Smith; Chapter 27 Political, Economic and Social Reconstruction after Political Violence: The Case of Afghanistan, William Maley; conclusion Conclusions;