Does Terrorism Work?
Richard English |
TEDxQueensUniversityBelfast
• June 2022
Responses to terrorism have frequently shaped world history and politics, from the emergence of the First World War to the post-9/11 War on Terror and beyond. Crucial to our individual and societal responses to terrorism is the central question of whether, or to what extent, or how, or why, or when, terrorism works. Drawing on over thirty years of research into terrorism and political violence, this talk will consider the question's importance, its difficulties, the appropriate frameworks within which to approach it, and the policy implications of our answer to one of the most significant questions we face in the twenty-first century.