Book Review: Andrea Pirro, The Populist Radical Right in Central and Eastern Europe
| Author | Bertie Vidgen |
| DOI | 10.1177/1478929916672800 |
| Published date | 01 February 2017 |
| Date | 01 February 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Book ReviewsEurope |
Political Studies Review 15 (1)
Islamist Terrorism in Europe: A History by
20-year period throughout the region, carefully
Petter Nesser. London: C. Hurst & Co., 2015.
illustrating continuities and discontinuities in
256pp., £20.00 (h/b), ISBN 9781849044059
the threat.
The volume examines only a selected num-
As is well-known, Europe has become a criti-
ber of terrorist plots in different countries
cal target of jihadist terrorism. Surprisingly
(including France, Germany, Spain, the
enough, the academic literature on the evolu-
Netherlands, the UK and Denmark). However,
tion of this threat across the continent is scarce.
this relative limitation in terms of comprehen-
Against this backdrop, Islamist Terrorism in
siveness is outweighed by a remarkable depth
Europe: A History by Petter Nesser, a promi-
of analysis. Overall, Islamist Terrorism in
nent expert in the field trained in Arabic, fills a
Europe: A History is a well-researched, origi-
vital gap in the literature. This timely book pro-
nal, relevant book. It represents a valuable con-
vides an authoritative, detailed account of the
tribution to terrorism studies in general and an
historical evolution of jihadist terrorism in
essential work of reference for the analysis of
Western Europe, from the hijack by the
jihadist violence in Europe.
Algerian GIA (Groupe Islamique Armé) of an
Air France jet in December 1994 to the assault
Francesco Marone
on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in January
(University of Pavia)
2015.
© The Author(s) 2016
The book is based on media sources, expert
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interviews, judicial papers, jihadist primary
DOI: 10.1177/1478929916674581
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source material and existing studies (p. 19). It
builds on an original open source chronology of
jihadist terrorist plots in Western Europe from
The Populist Radical Right in Central and
1994 to September 2015, available in an...
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