A discussion of Quassim Cassam and Richard English's 'How to Think About Terrorism: Reflections on Philosophy, History, and Politics'

This Workshop will involve discussion of Quassim Cassam and Richard English, How to Think About Terrorism: Reflections on Philosophy, History, and Politics (Oxford University Press, 2026).

Attendees are asked to read the book prior to the Workshop. There will not be a talk by Professors Cassam and English, but rather an hour of questions and discussion based on the book and on the themes raised by it, chaired by Professor Matthew Moran.

Quassim Cassam is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy. He was previously Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, Professor of Philosophy at UCL, and Reader in Philosophy at Oxford University. He has been a Mind Senior Research Fellow, President of the Aristotelian Society, and President of the Mind Association. His books include Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis (Routledge 2021), Vices of the Mind: From the Intellectual to the Political (Oxford 2019), and Conspiracy Theories (Polity 2019).

Richard English is Professor of Politics at Queen's University Belfast. His books include: Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA; Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland; Does Terrorism Work? A History; and Does Counter-Terrorism Work? He has been elected to the British Academy, the Royal Irish Academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Academia Europaea, the Royal Historical Society, and an Honorary Fellowship at Keble College Oxford. In 2018 he was awarded a CBE for services to the understanding of modern-day terrorism and political history. In 2019 he received the Royal Irish Academy's Gold Medal in the Social Sciences.

Matthew Moran is Director of the Queen's Institute for Peace, Security and Justice and a Professor of International Security in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics. Professor Moran's research spans a range of security-related issues including: coercive influence in the international system; the role of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in international politics; the exploitation of open-source materials for investigative or intelligence purposes; sanctions and economic statecraft; and the causes of collective disorder and riots. He is the author or editor of 9 books, including a recent study of the international response to chemical weapons use in Syria, and numerous articles.

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