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Terrorism & Security Studies: Background Information

About these resources

Most of the resources below are print or electronic books, unless otherwise noted. Click on the title to see the book's catalog record. The year of publication is in parentheses.

General resources for background information, bibliographies, and literature reviews

Sample literature review articles: "Terrorism and Democracy" (Annual Review of Political Science, 2013); "The Rise and Spread of Suicide Bombing" (Annual Review of Political Science, 2015); "The Empirical Study of Terrorism: Social and Legal Research" (Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 2009).

Sample articles: "Geography of Terrorism," 'Terrorism" (International Relations), "Terrorism" (Criminology).

Sample articles: "Terrorism and War," "Immigration, Crime, and Terrorism," "Measuring the Economic Costs of Terrorism."