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Bibliography: Terrorism by Country – Mali Compiled and Selected by David Teiner PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 6 Bibliography: Terrorism by Country – Mali Compiled and selected by David Teiner Abstract This bibliography contains books, edited volumes, theses, journal articles, book chapters, grey literature, bibliographies and other useful resources on terrorism affecting Mali. It covers the activities of the numerous terrorist and insurgent groups in the country and the attempts to fight these by national and international actors. Most of the included literature was published since the Malian crisis in 2012. Earlier publications analyzing political, social, economic, or religious developments, that help to understand dynamics of the present conflict, are also included. The literature has been retrieved by manually browsing more than 200 core and periphery sources in the field of terrorism studies. Keywords: Mali, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM, Ansar Dine, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, JNIM, GSIM, Mouvement national pour la liberation de l’Azawad, MLNA NB: All websites were last visited on November 23, 2019. – See also Note for the Reader at the end of this literature list. Bibliographies and other Resources Campbell, John; Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) (2018, October): Sub-Saharan Security Tracker. URL: https://www.cfr.org/africa-sub-saharan/sub-saharan-security-tracker/p37884 DeLong-Bas, Natana (2014, September): Al-Qaeda. Oxford Bibliographies Online. DOI: https://10.1093/ obo/9780195390155-0065 Lebovich, Andrew; European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) (2019, May): Mapping Armed Groups in Mali and the Sahel. URL: https://www.ecfr.eu/mena/sahel_mapping NATO Multimedia Library (2016, February): From Al Qaida to ISIS: The Evolution of Terrorism. (Thematic Bibliography No. 1/16). URL: http://www.natolibguides.info/ld.php?content_id=19411574 Tinnes, Judith (2017, December): Bibliography: Al-Qaeda and its Affiliated Organizations (Part 1). Perspectives on Terrorism, 11(6), 168-214. URL: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/ customsites/perspectives-on-terrorism/2017/issue-6/1720176-bibliography-al-qaeda-and-its-affiliated- organizations-part-1-by-judith-tinnes.pdf Books and Edited Volumes Adebayo, Adeyemi E.; Musa, Mahmoud N. (Eds.) (2015): Terrorism and Political Violence in West Africa: A Global Perspective. Bloomington: Xlibris. Adeyemi, Adebayo E. (2015): Terrorism and Transnational Security Threats in West Africa: A Global Perspective. Bloomington: Xlibris. Ahmad, Aisha (2017): Jihad & Co.: Black Markets and Islamist Power. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Barton, Benjamin (2017): Political Trust and the Politics of Security Engagement. London: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315178745 Bennoune, Karima (2014): Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism. New York: W. W. Norton & Company ISSN 2334-3745 167 December 2019 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 6 Botha, Anneli (2008, June): Terrorism in the Maghreb: The Transnationalisation of Domestic Terrorism. (ISS Monograph Series No. 144, June 2008). Pretoria/Tshwane: Institute for Security Studies. URL: https:// issafrica.org/research/monographs/terrorism-in-the-maghreb-the-transnationalisation-of-domestic- terrorism Brosig, Malte (2015): Cooperative Peacekeeping in Africa: Exploring Regime Complexity. London: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315749839 Brüne, Stefan; Erhart, Hans-Georg; Justenhoven, Heinz-Gerhard (Eds.) (2015): Frankreich, Deutschland und die EU in Mali. Baden-Baden: Nomos. Call, Charles T. (2012): Why Peace Fails: The Causes and Prevention of Civil War Recurrence. Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press. Chivvis, Christopher S. (2015): The French War on Al Qaida in Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Dijxhoorn, Ernst (2017): Quasi-state Entities and International Criminal Justice: Legitimising Narratives and Counter-Narratives. London: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315402864 Farhaoui, Fouad (2013): The Great Power Struggle for Africa: The Crisis in Mali. (USAK Reports NO: 13-03). Ankara: USAK Publications. Gow, James; Olonisakin, Funmi; Dijxhoorn, Ernst (2013): Militancy and Violence in West Africa: Religion, politics and radicalization. London: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203538791 Guido, Joseph (2017): Terrorist Sanctuary in the Sahara: A Case Study. [E-Book]. Carlisle: Strategic Studies Institute. URL: https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=805696 Haney, Antoine; Nicholson, Carter M. (Eds.) (2013): Conflict Zones: Syria and Mali. (Global Political Studies). Hauppauge: Nova Science. Hansen, Stig Jarle (2019): Horn, Sahel and Rift: Fault-Lines of the African Jihad. London: Hurst Publishers. Harmon, Stephen A. (2014): Terror and Insurgency in the Sahara-Sahel Region: Corruption, Contraband, Jihad and the Mali War of 2012-2013. (The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series). Abingdon: Routledge. Hauser, Franklin (2014): Mali: Conflict Analyses and Stability Outlook. Hauppauge: Nova Science Publishers. Klay Kieh, George; Kalu, Kelechi (2013): West Africa and the U.S. War on Terror. (Routledge Studies in U.S. Foreign Policy). Abingdon: Routledge. Kodjo, Tchioffo (2015): Mali Conflict of 2012-2013: A Critical Assessment. Patterns of Local, Regional and Global Conflict and Resolution Dynamics in Post-colonial and Post-cold war Africa. Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing. Koening, Nicole (2016): EU Security Policy and Crisis Management. London: Routledge. DOI: https://doi. org/10.4324/9781315659855 Lostal, Marina (2017): International Cultural Heritage Law in Armed Conflict: Case-Studies of Syria, Libya, Mali, the Invasion of Iraq, and the Buddhas of Bamiyan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Martin, Mary; Bojicic-Dzelilovic, Vesna (2019): Whole-of-Society Peacebuilding. Abingdon: Routledge Morgan, Andy (2013): Music, Culture and Conflict in Mali. Kopenhagen: Freemuse. O’Neil, Siobhan; van Broeckhoven, Kato (2018, February): Cradled by Conflict: Child Involvement with Armed Groups in Contemporary Conflict. New York: United Nations University. ISSN 2334-3745 168 December 2019 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 6 OECD/SWAC (2013): Conflict over Resources and Terrorism: Two Facets of Insecurity. (West African Studies). Paris: OECD Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264190283-en Ridley, Nick (2014): Terrorism in East and West Africa: The Under-Focused Dimension. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Romaniuk, Scott Nicholas; Grice, Francis; Irrera, Daniela; Webb, Stewart (2017): The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy. (Palgrave Handbooks). London: Palgrave Macmillan. DOI: https://doi. org/10.1057/978-1-137-55769-8 Ruys, Tom; Corten, Olivier; Hofer, Alexandra (Eds.) (2018): The Use of Force in International Law: A Case- Based Approach. Oxford: Oxford University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198784357.001.0001 Solomon, Hussein (2015): Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Africa: Fighting Insurgency from Al Shabaab, Ansar Dine and Boko Haram. (New Security Challenges). London: Palgrave Macmillan. Stewart, Dona J. (2013, November): What is Next for Mali? The Roots of Conflict and Challenges to Stability. Carlisle: Strategic Studies Institute. Tomolya, Janos; White, Larry D. (Eds.): Terrorist Threats in North Africa from a NATO Perspective. [E-Book]. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series – E: Human and Societal Dynamics, Vol. 124). Amsterdam: IOS Press. URL: http://ebooks.iospress.nl/volume/terrorist-threats-in-north-africa-from-a-nato-perspective Turner, Mandy; Kühn, Florian P. (2015): The Politics of International Intervention: The Tyranny of Peace. London: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315709611 Turnley Glicken, Jessica; Michael, Kobi; Ben-Ari, Eyal (2017): Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century: Perspectives from the Social Sciences. London: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315208114 Varin, Caroline; Aboubakar, Dauda (2017): Violent Non-State Actors in Africa: Terrorists, Rebels and Warlords. London: Palgrave Macmillan. Venter, Al J. (2018): Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Shadow of Terror over The Sahel, from 2007. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. Wyss, Marco; Tardy, Thierry (2014): Peacekeeping in Africa: The evolving security architecture. London: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315850764 Theses Beumler, Marie-Theres (2017, June): Regional Insecurity and State Weakness as Harbinger of Terrorism and Insurgency in Mali. (Doctoral Thesis, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany). URL: https://kola. opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1542 Bourge, Olivia (2019, August): To What Extent Do Democratic Transitions Correlate with the Development of Terrorist Extremist Groups? Political Rights in Nigeria and Mali. (Master’s Thesis, Leiden University, Leiden and Den Haag, Netherlands). URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/78217 Chelin, Philippe (2015, November): From Need to Greed through Creed: The Transformation of Al Qaeda Terrorism in the Islamic Maghreb and the Sahel. (Master’s Thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South-Africa). URL: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/13400 Hajji, Khalifa (2009, December): The Origins and Strategic Objectives of the Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). (Master’s Thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, United States). URL: http:// hdl.handle.net/10945/4432 Hühnerfuß, Anne (2016, May): To Intervene or Not to Intervene? A Theoretical Account of European
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