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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Oldrich BuresPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781138260986ISBN 10: 1138260983 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 23 November 2016 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: Introduction; 1: Terrorist Threats and the European Union's Responses; 2: Contemporary Terrorist Threats in Europe: Data versus Perceptions; 3: Historical Evolution of the EU Counterterrorism Policy; 2: Key EU Agencies Involved in Counterterrorism; 4: Europol's Counterterrorism Role: A Chicken-Egg Dilemma; 5: Eurojust's Fledgling Counterterrorism Role; 6: EU Counterterrorism Coordinator; 3: Key EU Legal Instruments Utilized in Counterterrorism; 7: European Arrest Warrant: Implications for EU Counterterrorism Efforts; 8: EU's Fight against Terrorist Finances: Internal Shortcomings and Unsuitable External Models; 4: Current Dilemmas and Future Prospects; 9: Freedom and/or/versus Security?; 10: Scenarios of Future Developments in EU Counterterrorism Policy; 11: Concluding RemarksReviews'The first ever comprehensive treatment of EU counter-terrorism policy by a single author - and one that is unlikely to be surpassed very soon. Oldrich Bures provides a sobering, informed and nuanced account of the EU's attempts to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks and why leaders rhetoric and strategy documents have often not been matched by appropriate action. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in counter-terrorism or the EU as a growing provider of internal security.' Christoph O. Meyer, King's College London, UK '...a preponderance of convincing evidence to support a provocative argument that the EU has not lived up to its commitment to protect its citizens. This well-researched and timely book makes an extremely important empirical and theoretical contribution to counter-terrorism policy as well as the politics of EU security cooperation.' Lawrence P. Rubin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA and Associate Editor, Terrorism and Political Violence 'Everything you need to know and more about the European Union’s role in counter-terrorism policy. Any serious scholar, whether student or expert, needs to become familiar with this thought-provoking work. Thanks to the rigour of the analysis, this work should also be read by practitioners in Brussels and the national capitals of the EU member states.' Christian Kaunert, University of Salford and Co-editor of Journal of Contemporary European Research, UK ...provides a comprehensive vision of EU counter-terrorism policy and thoroughly details its specificities. His honest observations on the genuine added-value of the key EU counter-terrorism instruments and actors should contribute to strengthen trust between national judiciaries. Hence the relevance of this book for the EU's criminal justice. Michèle Coninsx, Vice-President of Eurojust, National Member for Belgium and Chair of the Eurojust's Counter-Terrorism Team 'EU Counterterrorism Policy: A Paper Tiger? takes a hard look at recent 'The first ever comprehensive treatment of EU counter-terrorism policy by a single author - and one that is unlikely to be surpassed very soon. Oldrich Bures provides a sobering, informed and nuanced account of the EU's attempts to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks and why leaders rhetoric and strategy documents have often not been matched by appropriate action. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in counter-terrorism or the EU as a growing provider of internal security.' Christoph O. Meyer, King's College London, UK '...a preponderance of convincing evidence to support a provocative argument that the EU has not lived up to its commitment to protect its citizens. This well-researched and timely book makes an extremely important empirical and theoretical contribution to counter-terrorism policy as well as the politics of EU security cooperation.' Lawrence P. Rubin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA and Associate Editor, Terrorism and Political Violence 'Everything you need to know and more about the European Union's role in counter-terrorism policy. Any serious scholar, whether student or expert, needs to become familiar with this thought-provoking work. Thanks to the rigour of the analysis, this work should also be read by practitioners in Brussels and the national capitals of the EU member states.' Christian Kaunert, University of Salford and Co-editor of Journal of Contemporary European Research, UK ...provides a comprehensive vision of EU counter-terrorism policy and thoroughly details its specificities. His honest observations on the genuine added-value of the key EU counter-terrorism instruments and actors should contribute to strengthen trust between national judiciaries. Hence the relevance of this book for the EU's criminal justice. Michele Coninsx, Vice-President of Eurojust, National Member for Belgium and Chair of the Eurojust's Counter-Terrorism Team 'EU Counterterrorism Policy: A Paper Tiger? takes a hard look at recent Author InformationDr. Oldrich Bures, Head of the Department of International Relations and European Studies, Head of the Center for Security Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |