TY - BOOK ID - 7226290 TI - Islamist terrorism in Europe : a history PY - 2015 SN - 9781849044059 1849044058 PB - London: Hurst and company, DB - UniCat KW - Terrorism KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Radicalism KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - RadicalismReligious aspects KW - Terrorism - Europe KW - Islamic fundamentalism - Europe KW - Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam KW - Radicalism - Europe UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7226290 AB - The lethal attacks in Paris of January and November 2015 demonstrated the threat posed by militant Islamist extremism in Europe. While the death of Osama bin Laden and the advent of the Arab Spring fed expectations that international jihadism was a spent force, Europe is still facing an increase in terrorist plotting. This has led to growing security concerns over the fallout of the Syrian conflict, and the sizeable contingents of battle-hardened European foreign fighters. This book provides a comprehensive account of the rise of jihadist militancy in Europe and offers a detailed background for understanding the current and future threat. Based on a wide range of new primary sources, it traces the phenomenon back to the late 1980s, and the formation of jihadist support networks in Europe in the early 1990s. Combining analytical rigour with empirical richness, the book offers a comprehensive account of patterns of terrorist cell formation and plots between 1994 and 2015. In contrast to existing research which has emphasised social explanations, failed immigration and homegrown radicalism, this book highlights the transnational aspects. It shows how jihadi terrorism in Europe is intrinsically linked to and reflects the ideological agendas of armed organizations in conflict zones, and how entrepreneurial jihad-veterans facilitate such transnationalization of militancy. ER -