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Understanding terrorism in Africa : building bridges and overcoming the gaps /
- Title
- Understanding terrorism in Africa : building bridges and overcoming the gaps / edited by Wafula Okumu and Anneli Botha.
- Publication
- Pretoria : Institute for Security Studies, 2008.
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- Additional Authors
- Botha, Anneli.
- Institute for Security Studies (South Africa) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99035496
- Jāmiʻat al-Qāhirah. Terrorism Studies and Research Programme.
- National War College (Nigeria). African Centre for Strategic Research and Training. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007081154
- Okumu, Wafula.
- Description
- vii, 136 p. : ill.; 30 cm.
- Subject
- Note
- "This report contains papers that were presented at the second of a series of four seminars on the theme 'understanding terrorism in Africa'. The seminar, organized jointly by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), the Terrorism Studies and Research Programme (TSRP) of Cairo University, and the African Centre for Strategic Research and Studies (ACSRS) at the Nigerian National War College, took place at the University of Cairo from 19 and 20 May 2007" -- p. vi.
- Bibliography (note)
- Included bibliographical references.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Electronic version available on the ISS website.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Panel 1: bridging gaps in definitions and understanding of terrorism -- Terrorism: an etymo-epistemological analysis -- Challenges in understanding terrorism in Africa -- Panel 2: bridging gaps in understanding the impact of the War on Terrorism -- The impact of the War on Terrorism in western democracies -- The impact of terrorism on the Middle East and North Africa -- The impact of the War on Terror on governance and human rights in sub-Saharan Africa -- Economic consequences of terrorism in North Africa: insights from economic theory -- Terrorist attacks and the Kenyan economy -- The impact of War on Terrorism on the media and civil society in North Africa -- Panel 3: building bridges in preventing and combating terrorism in Africa -- Egyptian legislative strategy in addressing terrorism -- Gaps and challenges in preventing and combating terrorism in East Africa -- Initiatives to prevent and combat terrorism in Southern Africa -- Counter-terrorism measures in West Africa -- Panel 4: international experiences in preventing and combating terrorism -- Terrorism in Southeast Asia: threats and responses -- Terrorism: the European experience -- The United States of America's experience in preventing and combating terrorism -- Canadian experiences in preventing and combating terrorism.
- ISBN
- 9781920114268
- 1920114262
- LCCN
- 2008556307
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library