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Typologies of Terrorist Organizations
Associate Professor Mahmut Cengiz
Typologies of Terrorist Organizations: Conceptual Lenses and Counterterrorism Measures (Carolina Academic Press) breaks down how terrorist groups are built, what drives them, and how they operate. Using a typology-based framework, the book sorts organizations by ideology, tactics, reach, and goals—giving students and professionals sharper tools for analyzing terrorism and shaping counterterrorism policy.
Each chapter blends theory with real-world application, pushing readers to think critically and test their own assumptions. Learning objectives keep students focused on how terrorist typologies evolve, how they fit into global contexts, and how different strategies measure up against them.
The result is more than just a textbook—it’s a guide for anyone serious about understanding the complexity of modern terrorism and the efforts to stop it.
Cengiz cowrote the book with Sam Houston State University professor of criminal justice Mitchel P. Roth and Texas A&M International University associate professor of criminal justice Huseyin Cinoglu.
A Seat at the Table
Professor Connie L. McNeely
Disabled people are too often absent from the entrepreneurship landscape. Despite strong potential, they face barriers that keep them from opportunities—and in turn, society misses out on their contributions to innovation, prosperity, and wellbeing.
A Seat at the Table: A Place for Disabled Entrepreneurs and Innovators (Routledge) takes a hard look at those barriers and the policies meant to overcome them. With research from authors in India, Nigeria, the United States, Hungary, and Türkiye—as well as prior work on disability-led innovation in the United Kingdom—the book examines relevant policy developments and their outcomes across different national contexts.
Through questions of access, opportunity, and participation, the chapters highlight the policies and practices that have proven most effective in opening the door for disabled entrepreneurs. The result is a set of strategies and lessons for ensuring disabled people are not just included but fully recognized as part of the entrepreneurship conversation.
McNeely coedited the book with University of London Birkbeck Business School professor of entrepreneurship Helen Lawton Smith, Universal Inclusion and the Inclusive Entrepreneur Network founder and director Jacqueline Winstanley, and researcher and project manager at KCA Consulting, Türkiye, Ayşe Seyyide Kaptaner Demirhan.
Strong Commanders, Weak States
Assistant Professor Philip A. Martin
Strong Commanders, Weak States: How Rebel Governance Shapes Military Integration After Civil War (Cornell University Press) tackles one of the toughest problems for countries emerging from civil war: how to transform former insurgents into disciplined national armies.
When wars end, rebel fighters often become soldiers in new postconflict militaries. Sometimes that integration works—former rebels fall in line and national armies help stabilize fragile states. Other times, it backfires: Ex-commanders resist authority, keep underground networks alive, and weaken efforts to build centralized power.
Martin shows that the difference lies in how rebel commanders governed during the war. Commanders who built accountable systems—earning loyalty and legitimacy from local communities—retain that support after the fighting stops. Those ties give them leverage to push back against the central government, refuse to disarm, or even attempt coups. By contrast, commanders who ruled through coercion lack such community backing and are more likely to cooperate with postwar leaders.
Using evidence from Côte d’Ivoire and comparisons across other conflicts, Martin argues that effective wartime governance can ironically undermine long-term state consolidation. As international peace operations come under greater scrutiny, Strong Commanders, Weak States offers critical lessons on why some postconflict transitions succeed while others fail.