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Islamic terrorism in the West and international migrations, the "far'' or "near" enemy within? : What is the evidence, Maria do Céu Pinto Arena

Label
Islamic terrorism in the West and international migrations, the "far'' or "near" enemy within? : What is the evidence, Maria do Céu Pinto Arena
Language
eng
Abstract
The primary aim of this paper is to enhance our understanding of the immigration-terrorism nexus at a time when the massive inflow of immigrants in Europe coincides with the rise of the so-called Islamic State and a spike of terrorist incidents on European soil driven by the war in Syria. The article goes on to survey theoretical contributions on immigration, security and terrorism and research evidence on whether terrorism is driven by recent immigrants or nationals. As an extension of this analysis, this paper also takes on a supplementary, related question: to what extent may the main terrorist threat to Western countries not actually come from immigrants or refugees, but rather from home-grown extremists inspired by the ongoing jihad in Syria?
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Islamic terrorism in the West and international migrations
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
1088459134
Responsibility statement
Maria do Céu Pinto Arena
Series statement
EUI working papers. RSC, 2017/28EUI papers
Sub title
the "far'' or "near" enemy within? : What is the evidence
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