Negotiating with Terrorists by Guy Olivier Faure, I. William ... - 9780415566292

Negotiating with TerroristsStrategy, Tactics, and Politics\nAuthor(s): Guy Olivier Faure, I. William Zartman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415566292, 978-0415566292\nSynopsis\nThis edited volume addresses the important issue of negotiating with terrorists, and offers recommendations for best practice and processes. \n\nHostage negotiation is the process of trying to align two often completely polarised parties. Authorities view hostage taking as unacceptable demands made by unacceptable means. However terrorists view their actions as completely justified, even on moral and religious grounds. If they are to try and reconcile these two sides, it is essential for hostage negotiators to understand terrorist culture, the hostage takers profiles, their personality, their view of the world and also the authorities, their values and their framing of the problem raised by the taking of hostages.\n\nAlthough not advocat.