SAGE Journal Articles

These articles were carefully chosen to complement the subject matter of each chapter and to provide the most relevant research material.

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Bartosz Bolechów argues that the United States has committed a number of policy mistakes that are associated with its being the target of terrorist violence. Richard Chasdi offers an insightful investigation of a “resiliency continuum” that examines nation-state population resiliency to several spectacular terrorist events. Clauset, Young, and Gleditsch report and discuss research on the frequency and severity of terrorist events since 1968. R. Antony Duff argues that terrorists are entitled to be treated as enemy combatants. A longitudinal historical dataset on domestic terrorism in Europe is presented and discussed by Jan Oskar Engene. Mario Ferraro presents an historical comparison and analysis on the phenomenon of “martyrdom” in different cultures. Gray and Wilson report research on how people interpret the war on terrorism. Alberto Rocha, an inmate in Calipatria State Prison in California, equates the domestic “war on gangs” with the “war on terrorism.” Sandler identifies the main contributions of empirical and theoretical literature on terrorism. Stephen Schwartz raises the critical issue of security within the contexts of renewed U.S. isolationism and misperceptions of the Muslim world. The U.S. Department of State and National Intelligence Council reports are useful reviews of the global terrorist environment. Peter Van Ham discusses how domestic diplomacy for the “hearts and minds” of the Muslim world is a key factor for waging the United States’ war on terrorism. Michael Walzer explores the application of standards of operations for special operations forces. Wheeler’s article examines moral theories that are available for analyzing the deaths of innocents in the war against terrorism.

Journal Article 1: Bolechów, Bartosz. 2005. “The United States of America Vis-à-Vis Terrorism: The Super Power’s Weaknesses and Mistakes.” American Behavioral Scientist 48:6.

Journal Article 2: Chasdi, Richard J. 2014. “A Continuum of Nation-State Resiliency to Watershed Terrorist Events.” Armed Forces & Society 40:3.

Journal Article 3: Clauset, Aaron, Maxwell Young, and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. 2007.“On the Frequency of Severe Terrorist Events.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 51:1.

Journal Article 4: Duff, R. Antony. 2005. “Notes on Punishment and Terrorism.” American Behavioral Scientist 48:6.

Journal Article 5: Engene, Jan Oskar. 2007. “Five Decades of Terrorism in Europe: The TWEED Dataset.” Journal of Peace Research 44:1.

Journal Article 6: Ferrero, Mario. 2006. “Martyrdom Contracts.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 50:6.

Journal Article 7: Gray, Jacqueline M. and Margaret A. Wilson. 2006. “Understanding the ‘War on Terrorism’: Responses to 11 September 2001.” Journal of Peace Research 43:1.

Journal Article 8: Rocha, Alberto Mario. 2004. “Undoing the Blindfold of Old Glory: Observations on 9/11 and the War on Terrorism From Lockdown USA.” Cultural Studies ß à Critical Methodologies 4:2.

Journal Article 9: Sandler, Todd. 2011. “New frontiers of terrorism research: An introduction.” Journal of Peace Research 48.

Journal Article 10: Schwartz, Stephen. 2008. “Security or Freedom First?” American Behavioral Scientist 51.

Journal Article 11: United States Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism. Country Reports on Terrorism and The Global Counterterrorism Forum.

Journal Article 12: United States Department of State. 2006. The National Security Strategy of the United States of America.