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Title

Responses to terrorism : can psychosocial approaches break the cycle of violence? / edited by Colin Murray Parkes.

Publication

Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

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Additional Authors

Parkes, Colin Murray

Description

xiv, 264 pages; 25 cm

Summary

"Why do responses to terrorist attacks often perpetuate cycles of deadly violence?Can an understanding of the psychology of these cycles help us to break them?Drawing on clinical experience of the care of people and communities affected by violence and disasters and on advances in cognitive and dynamic psychology, attachment theory, group psychology and thanatology, this ground-breaking work by a prominent and varied array of contributors casts light on the causes of terrorism, the reasons why responses to deadly attacks easily give rise to or maintain cycles of violence and some ways to prevent and interrupt these cycles.Using the violence in Northern Ireland and Rwanda as case studies throughout, Part 1, The Context of Terrorism, looks at the psychological and social influences behind extremism, terrorism and conflict. Part 2, Reponses to a Terrorist Attack, examines the responses that can feed a cycle of violence and assesses a range of approaches for their success in ending violence. Part 3, Breaking the Cycle, looks in depth at specific environments, influences and changes that can affect how violence can be prevented or mitigated, including the role of schools and the media and an examination of how peace processes were carried out in Northern Ireland and Rwanda. The book works to demonstrate how psychological responses to a terror attack can trigger unstable emotional responses and override judgement and to identify the five key points in a cycle of violence where change, for better or for worse, is possible.Ideal for psychiatrists, thanatologists, palliative care and bereavement staff, politicians and journalists as well as anyone with an interest in terrorism and its causes, this is a thought-provoking and accessible work on a highly topical subject"--

Subject

• Terrorism > psychology
• PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Terrorism
• Terrorism > Psychological aspects
• Terrorism > Prevention
• Disasters > Psychological aspects
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-250) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / Clemens M. Nathan -- Introduction / Colin Murray Parkes -- Part I. The Context of Terrorism. On the psychology of extremism / Colin Murray Parkes -- Cognitive psychology, terrorism and cycles of violence / David Abrahamson -- Group identity and the roots of terrorism / John, Lord Alderdice -- The roots of conflict in Northern Ireland / Nora Gribbin and Rodney Turtle -- The roots of conflict in Rwanda / Peter Hall and Colin Murray Parkes -- Part II. Responses to a Terrorist Attack. Responses to terrorism that feed cycles of violence: a model / Colin Murray Parkes -- Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland: analysis of the response / Nora Gribbin and Rodney Turtle -- The assassination and genocide in Rwanda / Peter Hall and Colin Murray Parkes -- Part III. Breaking the Cycle. Countering violence: the role of the school / Jenny Parkes -- Islamist terrorism and British universities / Anthony Glees -- Response to terrorism: the role of the media / Brian Rowan -- Leadership John, Lord Alderdice -- Supporting leaders under threat and their protection / Berthold P.R. Gersons and Mirjam J. Nijdam -- Omagh and the peace process in Northern Ireland / Nora Gribbin and Rodney Turtle -- After the genocide: the peace process in Rwanda / Colin Murray Parkes and Peter Hall -- Synthesis and conclusions / Colin Murray Parkes.

ISBN

• 9780415688550 (hardback)
• 0415688558 (hardback)
• 9780415706247 (paperback)
• 0415706246 (paperback)
• 9781315879833 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013030916

OCLC

• 841895195
• SCSB-12279594

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library