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This important book examines why terrorism prevails in the
otherwise stable and advanced democracies of Western Europe and why
some countries have been more severely hit than others. Whilst
Western Europe today seems relatively peaceful, some countries in
this region have, in fact, experienced significantly high levels of
terrorism for decades. Moreover, the threat has not only come from
international terrorists operating in Europe but as a result of
internal conflicts which have produced terrorist campaigns
conducted by groups originating in the countries themselves. The
author maps the trends in internal terrorism in 18 Western European
countries since 1950 and explains those trends, both from a
theoretical and empirical perspective. He uses a unique data set
called TWEED, which covers around 9000 terrorist attacks and
records the activities of about 200 terrorist groups over the
post-war period. Offering a historical and comparative approach to
terrorism, unlike the more usual focus on contemporary threats and
developments, this book will appeal to political and social
scientists and students, especially those working in comparative
politics or on the causes of conflict. Academics interested in
European studies and more specifically the conditions and
developments of European democracy, and policymakers concerned with
the development of the terrorist threat in Europe will also find
the book of great interest.
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