IV. International Security in a Changing World Task Force on Political Violence and Terrorism

A Bibliography of Political Science Resources on the Study of Political Violence
This bibliography contains several sections:

I.  Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
II.  Civil War and State Failure
III.  Peacekeeping Operations and Nation Building
IV.  International Security in a Changing World (below)
VII.  Genocide, Politicide, and Human Rights
VI.  Regional Studies
VII.  Data Sets

IV.  International Security in a Changing World

Useful Readers and Texts

Texbooks:

-Hoge, James. F. Jr. and Gideon Rose eds. 2005. Understanding the War on Terror. New York: Council on Foreign Relations*

-Nye, Joseph, Jr. 2005. Understanding International Conflicts. New York: HarperCollins.

Influential Books:

-Huntington, Samuel. 1996. Clash of Civilizations. New York: Simon and Schuster.*

-Pillar, Paul R. 2001. Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.*

-John Mueller. 2003. Remnants of War. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press.

Edited Volumes:

State-of-the-art Political Science Contributions

-Pillar, Paul R. 2004. "Counterterrorism after Al Qaeda." The Washington Quarterly 27 (3):101-113.*

-Posen, Barry. R. 2001. “The Struggle against Terrorism: Grand Strategy, Strategy, and Tactics.” International Security 26 (3): 39-55.*

-Record, Jeffrey. 2003. Bounding the Global War on Terror. Carlisle, P.A.: Strategic Studies Institute, United States Army War College.*

Information Sites

Exemplary Syllabi

-Robert Axelrod. “International Security Affairs.” Excellent survey of a number of important issues using a mixture of academic works, policy-relevant writings by academics, and policy practitioner's pieces. Suitable for a policy-oriented graduate course or advanced undergraduate course. Undergraduate.

-Robert Bates. “State Failure, Civil War and Terrorism.” Provides an excellent grounding in the state of the art in the study of three security challenges that will remain central to international relations and security studies until the emergence of a peer competitor to the United States. Graduate.