Introduction, Brian J. Phillips (University of Essex, UK)
PART I: INTRODUCING TERRORISM
1. Definitions of Terrorism, Seray Yalaz (American University, USA) and Joseph K. Young (University of Kentucky, USA)
2. Structural Explanations of Terrorism, James A. Piazza (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
3. What Terrorism Does: A Critical Terrorism Studies Approach, Harmonie Toros (University of Reading, UK)
PART II: TERRORISM ISSUES TODAY
4. Why Individuals Engage in Terrorism: From Group Dynamics to Online Radicalization, Sophia Moskalenko (Georgia State University, USA)
5. What Do We Know About the Organizational Dynamics of Terrorism?, Victor Asal (University at Albany, USA), Amira Jadoon (Clemson University, USA), Gary Ackerman (University at Albany, USA), and Burcu Pinar Alakoc (University of Chicago, USA)
6. Financing Terrorism, Hyeran Jo (Texas A&M University, USA)
7. Terrorism in Civil War, Virginia Page Fortna (Columbia University, USA)
8. Transnational Dimensions of Terrorism, Alex Braithwaite (University of Arizona, USA)
9. Terrorism and Social Media, Tamar Mitts (Columbia University, USA) and Nusrat Farooq (Yale University, USA)
10. Understanding Right-Wing Terrorism: Trends, Threats, and Responses, Holley E. Hansen (Oklahoma State University, USA)and Stephen C. Nemeth (Oklahoma State University, USA)
11. Cruel Intentions: Women, Terrorism, and Violence, Mia Bloom (Georgia State University, USA)
12. Democracy and Terrorism, Sambuddha Ghatak (San Diego State University, USA)
PART III: ENDING TERRORISM?
13. Factors Determining Terrorist Group Termination and Survival, Graig R. Klein (Leiden University, Netherlands)and Efe Tokdemir (Bilkent University, Turkey)
14. Terrorist Disengagement and Deradicalization, Emma Leonard Boyle (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
15. The Future of Terrorism in an Age of Disinformation, Navin A. Bapat, (University of North Carolina, USA)