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OverviewThis edited volume examines the implications for international development actors of new kinds of terrorism taking place in civil conflicts. The threat from terrorism and violent extremism has never been greater – at least in the global South where the vast majority of violent extremist attacks take place. Some of the most violent extremist groups are also parties to civil conflicts in regions such as the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. But are these groups – especially the violent Islamists which constitute the greatest current threat – qualitatively different from other conflict actors? If they are, what are the implications for development practitioners working in war zones and fragile or poverty-afflicted countries? This study aims to answer these questions through a combination of theoretical enquiry and the investigation of three case studies – Kenya, Nigeria, and Iraq/Syria. It aims to illuminate the differences between violent Islamists and other types of conflict actor, to identify the challenges these groups pose to development practice, and to propose a way forward for meeting these challenges. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew Glazzard , Sasha Jesperson , Thomas Maguire , Emily WinterbothamPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2018 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783319514833ISBN 10: 3319514830 Pages: 100 Publication Date: 20 September 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Conflict and Violent Extremism: Theories and Evidence.- Chapter 2: Case Studies: Testing the Hypothesis in Kenya, Nigeria and Syria/Iraq.- Chapter 3: Kenya: More Local than Global.- Chapter 4: Nigeria: A Religious Framing of Grievances.- Chapter 5: Iraq and Syria: Complex, Dynamic, and Divided.- Chapter 6: Implications for Development, Peacebuilding and Statebuilding.ReviewsAuthor InformationAndrew Glazzard is the Director of the National Security and Resilience Studies group at RUSI, UK. Sasha Jesperson is the Director of the Centre for the Study of Modern Slavery, St Mary's University, UK. Thomas Maguire is a Research Associate at the Department of War Studies, Kings College London, UK. Emily Winterbotham is a Senior Research Fellow in the National Security and Resilience team at RUSI, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |