Browsing International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal Vol. 17 (2015) by Issue Date
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Countering Radicalisation of Muslim Community Opinions on the EU Level
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)The paper explores selected factors influencing the process of radicalisation leading to the use of political violence and terror by the Muslim minorities living in the European Union member states. Internal and external ... -
50 Shades of Radicalism: an Analysis of Contemporary Radical Parties in Europe
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)The paper provides a comprehensive overview of European radical parties. The main aim of this paper is to examine whether there are common patterns regarding these parties, and to analyse the implications of this phenomenon. ... -
Defining Political Extremism in the Balkans. The Case of Serbia
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)Political extremism (and particularly right wing political extremism) remains relatively insufficiently explored due to the fact that the phenomenon is controversial and hard to define. Its ambiguity and variability depending ... -
Breaking the Waves: How the Phenomenon of European Jihadism Militates Against the Wave Theory of Terrorism
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)David Rapoport’s Wave theory of terrorism is one of the most oftencited theories in the literature on terrorist violence. Rapoport is praised for having provided researchers with a universal instrument which allows them ... -
Exploring the Theories of Radicalization
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)After the London bombings in July 2005, the concern of terrorism scholars and policy makers has turned to “home-grown” terrorism and potential for political violence from within the states. “Radicalization” became a new ... -
Literature as a Source of Knowledge. Polish Colonization of the United Kingdom in the light of Limeys by Ewa Winnicka
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Strategies of Islamist Extremism in Europe
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)This paper explains various strategies of contemporary Islamists extremism in Europe. The author identifies the most important variants of Islamist extremism and deals with their goals and with strategic approaches how to ... -
Who is to Blame on July 22, 2011? Psychological and Sociological Blame Frames in the Reporting of Anders Breivik in the Dutch Speaking Broadsheet Press
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)On July 22, 2011 Anders Breivik murdered a large amount of people in Norway. In this study we investigate a sample of articles that were published about Breivik and his deeds in the Flemish and Dutch press. We will investigate ... -
The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in European Union
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)It is a fact that in the European Union there is a strengthening of right-wing extremism, radical right movement, populism and nationalism. The consequences of the economic crisis, such as a decline in living standards, ... -
Relationship between Security and Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism: A Case of Introducing Body Scanners in Civil Aviation
(Lodz University Press, 2015-12-30)Changes in security environment after the end of Cold War and 9/11 have strongly affected our security concepts and paradigms. In the field of counter-terrorism, a serious conceptual and practical debate on the relationship ... -
Jerzy Sobieraj. Collisions of Conflict. Studies in American History and Culture, 1820-1920
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Raffaello Pantucci, “We love death as you love life.” Britain’s suburban terrorists
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