The past 18 months have seen a radical increase in incidents of jihadist terrorism within the United Kingdom - from the Manchester Arena attack, to the Houses of Parliament, to London Bridge. As a result, there are renewed calls for a high-level national conversation about the causes of, and the responses to, this particular terrorist problem. This book identifies policy and research gaps from an evidence-based perspective - it analyses what we know, what we don't know and what we need to know in relation to understanding and countering the jihadist terrorist threat. It provides readers with a synthesis of the knowledge and evidence that exists on each of the key topic areas, representing a distinctive and valuable resource for policymakers, academics and students. The contributors to the volume are leading international and national experts, from both the scholarly and policy-making communities, who are ideally placed to comment on the question of jihadist terrorism and the future of the threat in the UK.

Introduction by Anthony RichardsChapter One: Understanding the Ideological Antecedents of Salafi-Jihadi Terrorism by Shiraz MaherChapter Two: The Impact of Jihadist Terrorist Narratives and How to Counter Them by Kurt BraddockChapter Three: The Impact of Conspiracy Theories and How to Counter Them by Amarnath AmarasingamChapter Four: The International Context of UK Radicalisation Threats by Petter NesserChapter Five: Evidence for the Relationship Between Extremist 'Non-Violent' Ideas and Violent Radicalisation by Emman El-BadawyChapter Six: A Demography of British Muslims by Tufyal ChoudhuryChapter Seven: Attitudes Towards Muslims from Non-Muslims in the UK by Maria SobolewskaChapter Eight: The Impact of Structural Inequalities, Integration, Otherness and Discrimination by Tahir AbbasChapter Nine: The Role of Community Engagement and the Practical Role of Moderate and Non-Violent Extremist Movements in Combating Jihadist Terrorism by Basia Spalek and Salwa El-AwaChapter Ten: The Role and Impact of Women's Influence in Radicalisation and Counter-Radicalisation by Katherine BrownChapter Eleven: Psychological Dimensions of Terrorism by Max TaylorChapter Twelve: How Jihadist Recruitment Really Works by Jytte KlausenChapter Thirteen: The Role and Impact of Encryption as Facilitator and Pros and Cons of the Encryption Intervention Debate by Carl MillerChapter Fourteen: Prisons and Madrassas as Mechanisms and Vehicles of Violent Radicalisation? By Andrew SilkeChapter Fifteen: Improved Terrorist Practical Learning Potentials from Internet-Based Platforms by Anne StenersenChapter Sixteen: Lone-Actor Terror by Paul GillChapter Seventeen: Returning Foreign Fighters by Richard BarrettChapter Eighteen: Responding to Terrorism Through Legislation by Max Hill Q.C.Chapter Nineteen: The Legislative Response to Terrorism by Lord David Anderson K.B.E., Q.C.Chapter Twenty: Independent Assessment of the Current Balance between Counter-Terrorism Legislation and Civil Liberties by Jessie Blackbourn and Clive WalkerChapter Twenty One: An Assessment of Prevent and the Challenges Ahead by Therese O'TooleChapter Twenty Two: Intelligence-led Policing and Counter-Terrorism by Michael ClarkeChapter Twenty Three: Successes and Failures of UK's counter-terrorism, counter-radicalisation and Prevent Strategy by John GearsonChapter Twenty Four: An Independent Assessment of the UK's Capacity and Capabilities Devoted to Countering Jihadist Terrorism by Richard WaltonChapter Twenty Five: Personal and Organisational Patterns of Known Terrorists and Related Groups in the UK since 1998 by Raffaello PantucciChapter Twenty Six: Countering Violent Extremism in Europe by Peter R. NeumannChapter Twenty Seven: What Accounts for the Lack of a CVE Strategy in the USA? By Lorenzo VidinoConclusion by Anthony Richards