Introduction

The Introduction presents the research objectives, questions, and hypotheses. There are two main hypotheses. First, new legal frameworks for defining terrorism are needed, and second, through the analysis of the history of the development of terrorism, patterns can be found that could help counter terrorism in the future. The author describes the methodology of the research and its timeline, as well as the limitations encountered. The author explains the position of the research within the spectrum of critical and orthodox terrorism studies. The chapter concludes with an overview of the content of the book.