Foreword / Bruce Hoffman -- An introduction to terrorism research / Andrew Silke -- The case for firsthand research / John Horgan -- The devil you know : continuing problems with research on terrorism / Andrew Silke -- Weapons of mass destruction terrorism research : past and future / Gavin Cameron -- Everything that descends must converge : terrorism, globalism and democracy / Leonard Weinberg and William Eubank -- Terrorism and knowledge growth : a databases and internet analysis / Avishag Gordon -- What do we know about the substitution effect in transnational terrorism? / Walter Enders and Todd Sandler -- Conflict theory and the trajectory of terrorist campaigns in Western Europe / Leonard Weinberg and Louise Richardson -- Breaking the cycle : empirical research and postgraduate studies on terrorism / Frederick Schulze -- The road less travelled : recent trends in terrorism research / Andrew Silke -- Redefining the issues : the future of terrorism research and the search for empathy / Gaetano Joe Ilardi.