Terrorism

Getting Started
Journal Articles
News
Primary Materials
Web Sites

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias:

The SAGE encyclopedia of terrorism (online)

Encyclopedia of world terrorism

Handbooks:

A handbook of terrorism and insurgency in Southeast Asia

Books on terrorism will be found at the following call numbers on the shelves:

HV6430-32 Terrorism
JC328 Violence. Political Violence
JX International Relations

Dictionaries:

Dictionary of terrorism

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles:

CIAO: Columbia international affairs online

CIAO is a source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, abstracts and some full text of relevant journal articles, policy briefs, books, case studies, course packs, maps and country data.

Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism

Profiles significant terrorist, guerrilla and insurgency movement around the world. Analyses terrorist tactics and methodology, assesses a group's capability to impact upon state security and details their internal command structures and inventories.

PAIS International

An index to political, economic, and social issues in current debate, which covers the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, political science, and other social sciences.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

This database provides abstracts and indexing of the international literature of political science and international relations, along with complementary fields, including international law and public administration/policy.

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