{"title":"Tricia Bacon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTricia Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations into the shifting landscapes of politics and current affairs. Her writing unpacks the complexities of transitional periods with sharp analysis and a keen understanding of political dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful, well-researched works that delve into themes of power, conflict, and change, providing clarity and depth in turbulent times. Bacon's work is essential for those seeking a deeper grasp of contemporary political challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"terror-in-transition-by-elizabeth-grimm-9780231192255","title":"Terror in Transition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is the role of founding leaders in shaping terrorist organisations? What follows the loss of this formative leader? These questions are especially important to religious terrorist groups, in which leaders are particularly revered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTricia L. Bacon and Elizabeth Grimm provide a groundbreaking analysis of how religious terrorist groups manage and adapt to major shifts in leadership. They demonstrate that founders create the base from which their successors operate. Founders establish and explain the group's mission, and they determine and justify how it seeks to achieve its objectives. Bacon and Grimm argue that how successors position themselves in terms of the founder shapes a terrorist group's future course. They examine how and why different types of successors choose to pursue incremental or discontinuous change. Bacon and Grimm emphasise that the instability surrounding succession can place a group at its most vulnerable—the precise time to explore options to weaken or defeat it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBacon and Grimm highlight similarities between Islamic terrorist groups abroad and Christian white nationalist groups such as the 1920s Ku Klux Klan in the United States. Drawing on extensive field research in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Pakistan, \u003cem\u003eTerror in Transition\u003c\/em\u003e features detailed analysis of groups such as al-Shabaab, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, and al-Qaeda in Iraq \/ the Islamic State in Iraq, as well as the KKK. Offering a rigorous theoretical perspective on terrorist leadership transition, this policy-relevant book provides actionable recommendations for counterterrorism practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464269644012,"sku":"9780231192255","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231192255-terror-in-transition.jpg?v=1775044840"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/tricia-bacon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}