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Secrets, hostages and ransoms : British kidnap policy in historical perspective

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Aldrich, Richard J. and Herrington, Lewis (2018) Secrets, hostages and ransoms : British kidnap policy in historical perspective. Review of International Studies, 44 (4). pp. 738-759. doi:10.1017/S0260210518000098 ISSN 1469-9044.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210518000098

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Abstract

Britain has long taken a firm public line against terrorist ransom, insisting that yielding to terrorist demands only encourages further acts of intimidation and kidnapping. Hitherto, academic research has tended to take these assertions of piety at face value. This article uses a historical approach to show that the British position has shifted over time and was often more complex and pragmatic. Indeed, Britain’s position with regard to kidnap and ransom insurance has, until quite recently, been rather ambiguous. We use the British case to suggest that, rather than dividing states into groups that make concessions and those that do not, it is perhaps better to recognise there is often a broad spectrum of positions, sometimes held by different parts of the same government, together with the private security companies that move in the shadows on their behalf. One of the few things that unites them is a tendency to dissemble and this presents some intriguing methods problems for researchers.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Terrorism -- Great Britain, Kidnapping -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: Review of International Studies
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 1469-9044
Official Date: October 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
October 2018Published
10 April 2018Available
9 February 2017Accepted
Volume: 44
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 738-759
DOI: 10.1017/S0260210518000098
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 20 February 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 21 June 2018

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