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Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Canada

Jez Littlewood (Edited by), Lorne Dawson (Edited by), Sara K. Thompson (Edited by)

9781487521707

Paperback / softback, published 10 February 2020

352 pages, 29 figures
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.52 kg

"This collection is certainly educational and enlightening on several fronts pertaining to the Canadian context of terrorism and counterterrorism."

- Paul F. McKenna, Dalhousie University (Canadian Law Library Review )

Through close analysis of the Canadian context, Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Canada provides an advanced introduction to the challenges and social consequences presented by terrorism today. Featuring contributions from both established and emerging scholars, it tackles key issues within this fraught area and does so from multiple disciplinary perspectives, using historical, quantitative, and qualitative lenses of analyses to reach novel and much-needed insights.

Throughout the volume, the editors and contributors cover topics such as the foreign fighter problem, far-right extremism, the role of the internet in fostering global violence, and the media’s role in framing the discourse on terrorism in Canada. Also included are essays that look at the struggles to develop specific counter-terrorism policies and practices in the face of these threats.

In addition to offering a detailed primer for scholars, policymakers, and concerned citizens, Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Canada confronts the social and legal consequences of mounting securitization for marginalized communities.

List of Figures and Tables 
Acknowledgements 

1. Introduction 
Jez Littlewood, Lorne L. Dawson, and Sara K. Thompson

Terrorism

2. A Survey of Terrorism in Canada: 1960–2015 
Nicole Tishler, Marie Ouellet, and Joshua Kilberg

3. Canadian Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq, 2012–2016 
Lorne L. Dawson and Amarnath Amarasingam

4. Breaking Free: A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Canadian Freemen-on-the-Land Movement
David C. Hofmann

5. Jihadism in the Digital Era: The Canadian Context and Responses 
Maxime Bérubé and Benjamin Ducol

Security and Counterterrorism

6. Counterterrorism Security Planning in Canada: From Imperialism to International Terrorism
Dominique Clément

7. Deterrence or Blowback? The Consequences of Canadian Counterterrorism in Afghanistan
Erica Chenoweth and Laura Dugan

8. Social Structure of Extremist Websites 
Martin Bouchard, Garth Davies, Richard Frank, Edith Wu, and Kila Joffres

9. Terrorist Resourcing: Money and Much, Much More
John M. Schmidt

Society, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism

10. Intelligence Accountability in Canada  
Susan Decker

11. Who’s a Terrorist? What’s Terrorism? Comparative Media Representations of Lone-Actor Violence in Canada
Barbara Perry and Ryan Scrivens

12. National Security: Exclusion and Isolation among Muslims in Canada 
Patti Tamara Lenard and Baljit Nagra

13. When "Soft Security" is Smart: On the Importance of Building Strong Community-Police Relationships in the Context of National Security
Sara K. Thompson and Sandra Bucerius

14. Conclusion 
Jez Littlewood, Lorne L. Dawson, and Sara K. Thompson

Contributors 
Index

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