Global Terrorism, 4th edition continues to provide students with the most comprehensive
introduction to terrorism as a global phenomenon. It introduces students to history, politics …

This literature review provides an outline of a comparatively young academic discipline,
referred to as Rebel Governance. Individual avenues of research are divided and …

Recruitment, affiliation, and disengagement in the context of terrorist groups remain
underexplored in a comprehensive, integrated manner. This systematic review is a …

De facto states, such as Somaliland (Somalia), are unrecognized separatist enclaves that
display characteristics of statehood but lack an international legal status. To acquire …

How does the presence of multiple combatants affect rebel groups' ideological and demand
positioning? Although violent forms of inter-group conflict have been widely studied in the …

Why do rebels kill each other? When confronting a formidable regime, rebels often descend
into warring factionalism rather than forge unity across their ranks to reap the advantages of …

While some militant groups consistently target civilians, others only resort to violence in
specific locations and points in time. Existing research typically treats civilian targeting as a …

Existing research has argued that terrorism is common in civil war because it is “effective.”
Surprisingly, however, only some groups use terrorism during civil wars, while many refrain …

During armed conflict civilians often inhabit areas of contested governance or areas where
rebel groups, NGOs, and/or criminal syndicates vie for authority and challenge the control of …

Why do insurgents resort to kidnap** in civil war? What explains variation in the selection
and intensity of the tactic over time and space? Despite an increase in the use of kidnap** …