CFGS welcomes Ron Crelinsten, a new research associate

December 22, 2005

Ronald Crelinsten has been studying the problem of combatting terrorism in liberal democracies for thirty years. His research interests include terrorism and counterterrorism, global security, gross human rights violations, the mass media, policy-making in a multicentric world, and the challenges of global governance, particularly in the area of security. He is one of the founding members of Terrorism and Political Violence (Taylor & Francis), the leading academic journal on terrorism studies. His publications include The Politics of Pain: Torturers and Their Masters (Westview Press, 1995), Western Responses to Terrorism (Frank Cass, 1993), Hostage-Taking (Lexington Books, 1979), and Terrorism and Criminal Justice (Lexington Books, 1978). His current project is entitled "The Terrorism-Counterterrorism Nexus: Global Governance in an Age of Global Terror."