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'This is a thought-provoking and exceptionally well-researched book. It is essential reading for anyone interested in terrorism or European security.' Richard J. Aldrich, University of Warwick 'With impressive command of both history and theory, Frank Foley addresses a critical but surprisingly neglected question: why would two major Western democracies facing similar threats of terrorism respond so differently? His original and persuasive explanation, based on an astute analysis of Britain and France, is that national counterterrorism policies are filtered through dense layers of norms, institutions, experiences, and routines that produce divergent outcomes.' Martha Crenshaw, Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University 'In his outstanding book, Frank Foley shows convincingly how and why different institutions, norms and routines made Britain and France respond so differently to a common threat. This is a major scholarly study in a field too often predisposed to quick policy analysis.' Peter J. Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr Professor of International Studies, Cornell University '[Foley] explains away dense and deadening legislation with a light touch, illuminating areas of contention with reference to popular cases. This makes an otherwise scholarly study readily accessible to a general audience.' The Spectator Online 'Countering Terrorism [in Britain and France] is the product of extraordinarily high-quality scholarship. Outstanding interview material - though often unidentified, for ethical reasons - is blended with a tight theoretical frame to produce an account that is persuasive and powerful.' Stuart Croft, European Political Science This is a thought-provoking and exceptionally well-researched book. It is essential reading for anyone interested in terrorism or European security. Richard J. Aldrich, Professor of International Security, University of Warwick With impressive command of both history and theory, Frank Foley addresses a critical but surprisingly neglected question: why would two major Western democracies facing similar threats of terrorism respond so differently? His original and persuasive explanation, based on an astute analysis of Britain and France, is that national counterterrorism policies are filtered through dense layers of norms, institutions, experiences, and routines that produce divergent outcomes. Martha Crenshaw, Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University In his outstanding book, Frank Foley shows convincingly how and why different institutions, norms and routines made Britain and France respond so differently to a common threat. This is a major scholarly study in a field too often predisposed to quick policy analysis. Peter J. Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr Professor of International Studies, Cornell University Countering Terrorism [in Britain and France] is the product of extraordinarily high-quality scholarship. Outstanding interview material - though often unidentified, for ethical reasons - is blended with a tight theoretical frame to produce an account that is persuasive and powerful. Stuart Croft, European Political Science

'This is a thought-provoking and exceptionally well-researched book. It is essential reading for anyone interested in terrorism or European security.' Richard J. Aldrich, University of Warwick 'With impressive command of both history and theory, Frank Foley addresses a critical but surprisingly neglected question: why would two major Western democracies facing similar threats of terrorism respond so differently? His original and persuasive explanation, based on an astute analysis of Britain and France, is that national counterterrorism policies are filtered through dense layers of norms, institutions, experiences, and routines that produce divergent outcomes.' Martha Crenshaw, Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University 'In his outstanding book, Frank Foley shows convincingly how and why different institutions, norms and routines made Britain and France respond so differently to a common threat. This is a major scholarly study in a field too often predisposed to quick policy analysis.' Peter J. Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr Professor of International Studies, Cornell University '[Foley] explains away dense and deadening legislation with a light touch, illuminating areas of contention with reference to popular cases. This makes an otherwise scholarly study readily accessible to a general audience.' The Spectator Online 'Countering Terrorism [in Britain and France] is the product of extraordinarily high-quality scholarship. Outstanding interview material - though often unidentified, for ethical reasons - is blended with a tight theoretical frame to produce an account that is persuasive and powerful.' Stuart Croft, European Political Science

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Frank Foley is a García Pelayo Research Fellow at the Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies in Madrid and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. He has also been a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of War Studies and at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Co-operation. Dr Foley has conducted field research on counterterrorist agencies and policies in Britain, France and the United States and in 2010 he received a 'Terrorism Research Award' from the US National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. He has presented his research to security practitioners, including British and French counterterrorist officials and Department of Defense staff at the Pentagon in Washington DC.

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