Terrorism and Counterterrorism after the Caliphate

Author: Afshin Ellian; Bastiaan Rijpkema; Gelijn Mollier
Publisher: Eleven International Publishing
ISBN: 9789462361591
Published In: October 2020
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The Islamic State (ISIS) perplexed the world when its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate in 2014. This declaration was not just followed by territorial expansion, but also by several new developments in terrorism’s actors, ideology, methods and geopolitics. Terrorism and Counterterrorism after the Caliphate analyzes these new developments in terrorism and counterterrorism in the wake of the ISIS-caliphate. This multidisciplinary volume combines legal, philosophical and international relations perspectives in two main lines of inquiry. First, the concepts relevant to terrorism and counter-terrorism studies are analyzed, such as the status of the ‘caliphate’, the role of ‘ideology’ and the links with ‘militant democracy’. Second, country-specific contributions discuss the latest developments in terrorism and counterterrorism in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and the United States.

Terrorism and Counterterrorism after the Caliphate is essential reading for researchers and policy makers alike, grappling with the postcaliphate world of terrorism. The book constitutes a timely follow-up to earlier volumes in which Leiden Jurisprudence researchers collaborated with other Dutch and international scholars on the issues of terrorism, counter-terrorism and militant democracy: Terrorism: Ideology, Law and Policy (2011), The State of Exception and Militant Democracy in a Time of Terror (2012) and Militant Democracy - Political Science, Law and Philosophy (2018).

Introduction: Terrorism and Counterterrorism after the Caliphate

Afshin Ellian, Bastiaan Rijpkema and Gelijn Molier

Part I: Concepts

Chapter 1. Longing for Lost Glory: The Caliphate – The Eternal Return of the Islamic State

Afshin Ellian

Chapter 2. The Non-state Actors of Neo-Jihad and Security in a War of Ideas over a New Order for the World

Bassam Tibi

Chapter 3. Do Postmodernism, Cultural Relativism and Multiculturalism Make Us Defenceless against Jihad?

Paul Cliteur

Chapter 4. Local Militant Democracy: Exploring the Relevance of Subnational Democracy for Normative Militant Democracy Theory

Bastiaan Rijpkema

Chapter 5. The Closing of the Righteous Mind: A Psychological Reading of Hannah Arendt’s On Violence