The book examines the dynamic of West European terrorism and counter-terrorism as it has evolved since the late 1960s. It assesses past, present and future terrorist trends and analyzes the internal security policies that have been initiated by the member states of the European Union (EU), both singularly and collectively, to combat terrorism in Western Europe. Throughout the book the theme of liberal democratic legitimacy and accountability is stressed, something that is brought particularly to bear on the latest EU internal security provision - the Maastricht Third Pillar.
List of Tables - List of Abbreviations - Preface - Abstract - Introduction - The Nature of Contemporary Terrorism - The General Rise in Worldwide Terrorist Activity From the Late 1960s - The Development of the Terrorist Threat in Western Europe, 1968-89 - West European Terrorism in the 1990s - The Liberal Response to Terrorism - The Development of EC/EU Anti-Terrorist Cooperation, 1970-94 - The Maastricht Third Pillar and Liberal Democratic Acceptability - Conclusion - Appendix: Statistical Tables - Index
