Lorenzo Bosi, European University Institute, Italy, Chares Demetriou, Queen's University Belfast, UK and Stefan Malthaner, Bielefeld University, Germany. Lorenzo Bosi, Chares Demetriou, Stefan Malthaner, Hank Johnston, Lasse Lindekilde, Christian G. De Vito, Donatella della Porta, Gianluca De Fazio, Devashree Gupta, Eitan Y. Alimi, Radical or righteous? Jocelyn Viterna, Thomas Olesen, Eduardo Romanos, Emin Alper, Ekaterina Stepanova, Martha Crenshaw.
A fascinating, wide-ranging set of arguments about a vital topic. Combining the insights of distinguished scholars with those a new wave of academic analysts, the book offers a good sense of what we know, and of where our research should move in the next phase of our work. An impressive volume.'Richard English, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews, UK'Dynamics of Political Violence is one of the most stimulating volumes on this topic to appear in recent years. It is theoretically sophisticated, drawing on cutting-edge ideas from the fields of social movements and contentious politics . It is also wide-ranging in its themes and case studies. This is essential reading for anyone interested in political violence and terrorism.' Jeff Goodwin, New York University, USA