TY - BOOK AU - Ranstorp,Magnus AU - Normark,Magnus TI - Understanding terrorism innovation and learning: Al-Qaeda and beyond T2 - Political violence SN - 9781138847439 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Terrorism KW - Case studies KW - Weapons KW - Technology KW - Terrorism and mass media N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Magnus Ranstorp and Magnus Normark -- The theoretical underpinnings of terrorist innovation decisions / Gary Ackerman -- Innovation and the improvised explosive device / John Allison -- The dynamics of terrorist innovation / Adam Dolnik -- Attacking the West : the influence of al-Qaeda's ideology and propaganda / S{u296E} Hove -- Jihadist innovation and learning by adapting to the'new'and'social media' / Zeitgeist, Nico Prucha -- Learning terror : the evolving threat of overseas training to the West / Paul Cruickshank -- Innovation in terrorists counter-surveillance : the case of al-qaeda and its affiliates / Joshua Sinai -- Case studies -- Innovation and learning in the British jihad / Rafaello Pantucci -- Terrorists lack imagination when choosing targets in Denmark / Morten Skjoldager --'Please inform Europe' : al-Qaeda's Europlot of 2009/10 in the light of new documents and testimonies / Yassin Musharbash and Guido Steinberg -- Changing patterns in terror plots directed against Germany emanating from militant Uzbek networks in Waziristan / Yassin Musharbash and Guido Steinberg -- Conclusions, magnus ranstorp and magnus normark ER -