Transnational terrorism, organized crime and peace-building : human security in the Western Balkans / edited by Wolfgang Benedek [and others].

Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Physical Description: xix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Additional Creators: Benedek, Wolfgang

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Contents

Machine generated contents note: PART I: CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGIES -- The Human Security Approach to Terrorism and Organized Crime in Post-Conflict Situations--W.Benedek -- Human Security and Peace-Building in the Western Balkans--S.Djurdjevic-Lukic &--V.Dimitrijevic -- Human Security in a Weak State in the Balkans: Globalization and Transnational Networks--D.Kostovicova &--V.Bojicic-Dzelilovic -- Terrorism and Organized Crime: One or Two Challenges?--C.Daase -- Fear of Terrorism, Coping Paradox and Gender--S.Ben-David &--K.Cohen-Louck -- Networks and the Study of Criminal and Terrorist Organizations--G.Kolliarakis -- Money Laundering and Financing Terrorism: Legal Distinctions--M.Hilf -- PART II: TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM AND ORGANISED CRIME IN THE WESTERN BALKANS -- Researching Terrorism and Organized Crime in Southeast Europe--H-J.Albrecht &--A.M.Geto -- Getting Better?: A Map of Organized Crime in the Western Balkans--D.Anastasijevic -- The Longest Siege: Humanitarians and Profiteers in the Battle for Sarajevo--P.Andreas -- Unholy Alliances: Evidence on Linkages between Trans-State Terrorism and Crime Networks: The Case of Bosnia--L.G.Mincheva &--T.R.Gurr -- Small Arms and Light Weapons Problem in the Western Balkans--I.Prezelj -- PART III: PEACE-BUILDING AND THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ON THE WESTERN BALKANS -- Dealing with Armed Non-State Actors in Peace- and State-Building, Types and Strategies--U.Schneckener -- The Corruption of Human Rights: A Problem of Good Intentions--N.Dorn -- Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Western Balkans System of Security--L.Sadikovic -- Bosnia and the Art of Policy Implementation: Obstacles to International Counter-Crime Strategies--C.Friesendorf, U.C.Schroeder &--I.Deljkic -- Victims Participation in the Criminal Justice System and its Impact on Peace-Building--A.P.Jorge-Birol -- Nationalist Violence in Post-Milosevic Serbia: Extremist Right-Wing Youth Groups as Instruments of Intimidation of Civic-Minded Individuals and Organizations--S.Franco.

Summary

"This volume investigates the role of the transnational terrorist and criminal organizations in the peace-building processes, with a particular focus on the Western Balkan region. Conducted within the framework of human security analysis, the research focuses on the security of the human being"--

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ISBN

9780230234628
0230234623

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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