Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. What is Terrorism? (Definitions and Key Concepts) 3. Weapons and Methods of Terrorism 4. State Sponsored Terrorism 5. Religion and Terrorism 6. Nationalism and Terrorism 7. Left Wing Ideology and Terrorism 8. Right Wing Ideology and Terrorism 9. Terrorism with Mixed Causes 10. Government Repression/Genocide 11. Countries with Multiple Episodes of Terrorism 12. Reaction to Terrorism: Security, Counterterrorism, and Reform 13. Conclusions

About the Author

James M. Lutz is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. He has long been interested in various types of political violence.





Brenda J. Lutz is a PhD candidate at the Department of Politics, University of Dundee, Scotland, focusing on violence in the animal rights movement