ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book offers a fuller engagement with the legal, technological and political aspects of the terrorism/Internet relationship because it brings together researchers with reputations forged in law, criminology, engineering, political science, international relations, and beyond. The multidisciplinary approach that characterises the book adds breadth to its coverage, and allows discussion of a wider range of topics than would be possible in a more restrictively focused collection. Stuart Macdonald and David Mair provide the foundations for the book's investigation of the terrorism/Internet nexus by charting the diversity of online activities in which terrorists engage. The book examines the emergence of hacktivism, and examines the role of the intelligence services in the surveillance of online terrorist activities. It also focuses on the existing international law framework for states to respond to cyberterrorist attacks, specifically international law with regard to the use of force.
