This book examines the intersection between national and international counter-terrorism policies and civil society in numerous national and regional contexts.

With recent changes in social and political landscapes around the world the focus of preventive counter-terrorism has shifted in many places from government to

'Civil Society Under Strain' investigates the convergence of aid and security objectives following the September 11 attacks.

While providing a substantive legal analysis of the links between human rights and counter-terrorism, this book provides the tools to successfully argue that a

Beginning by exploring the rise of extremist groups in Pakistan and the avenues through which they increase their influence in society, this edition also discus