Historical Perspectives on Organized Crime and Terrorism
In recent years, in the context of the War on Terror and globalization, there has been an increased interest in terrorism and organized crime in academia, yet historical research into such phenomena is relatively scarce. This book resets the balance and emphasizes the importance of historical research to understanding terrorism and organized crime.
This book explores historical accounts of organized crime and terrorism, drawing on research from around the world in such areas as the USA, UK, Ireland, France, Colombia, Somalia, Burma, Turkey and Trinidad and Tobago. Combining key case studies with fresh conceptualizations of organized crime and terrorism, this book reinvigorates scholarship by comparing and contrasting different historical accounts and considering their overlaps. Critical lessons learned are drawn out from each chapter, providing valuable insights for current policy, practice and scholarship. This book is an indispensable guide for understanding the wider history of terrorism and organized crime. It maps key historical changes and trends in this area and underlines the vital importance of history in understanding critical contemporary issues.
Taking an interdisciplinary approach and written by leading criminologists, historians and political scientists, this book will be of particular interest to students of terrorism/counter-terrorism, organized crime, drug policy, criminology, security studies, politics, international relations, sociology and history.
James Windle is Lecturer in Criminology at University College Cork and Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of East London.
John F. Morrison is Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Terrorism and Extremism Research Centre (TERC) at the University of East London.
Aaron Winter is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of East London.
Andrew Silke is Professor of Terrorism, Risk and Resilience at Cranfield University.
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Historical Perspectives on Organized Crime and Terrorism
Edited by James Windle, John F. Morrison, Aaron Winter and Andrew Silke
Historical Perspectives on Organized Crime and Terrorism
Edited by James Windle,
John F. Morrison, Aaron Winter
and Andrew Silke
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Names: Windle, James, editor. | Morrison, John F., editor. | Winter, Aaron, editor.
Title: Historical perspectives on organised crime and terrorism / edited by James Windle, John F. Morrison, Aaron Winter and Andrew Silke.
Description: 1 Edition. | New York: Routledge, 2018. | Series: Routledge SOLON explorations in crime and criminal justice histories; 11 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017047123| ISBN 9781138652651 (hardback) | ISBN 9781315624099 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Organized crimeHistory. | TerrorismHistory.
Classification: LCC HV6441.H57 2018 | DDC 363.325dc23
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Contributors
John Collins is Executive Director of the International Drug Policy Unit (IDPU) and Fellow at the US Centre, London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on the political economy of international drug control and the role of multilateralism in the genesis of the war on drugs era.
James A. Densley is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Metropolitan State University, a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. His teaching and research interests include street gangs, criminal networks, violence and policing. Dr Densley is the author of How Gangs Work (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), Minnesotas Criminal Justice System (Carolina Academic Press, 2016) and articles published in Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Policing and Society, Social Problems and other leading social science outlets. He has received local, national and international media attention for his work. Dr Densley earned his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Oxford (St Antonys College).
