Prior to joining the School of Law and Social Sciences, Anthony Richards was a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews, where he taught on the terrorism studies distance learning programme, for which he designed two modules: Terrorist Ideologies, Aims and Motivations; and Terrorist Modus Operandi. He also worked on the UK Economic and Social Research Council project ‘The Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks in the UK’, which was an assessment of both the UK’s ability to preempt a major terrorist attack and of her capacity to deal with the consequences of one (three of his chapters have been published in the book version of the report: Homeland Security in the UK: Future Preparedness for Terrorist Attack Since 9/11, Routledge, June 2007).

He has also written on British public and Muslim attitudes towards terrorism and UK counter-terrorism (‘Countering the Psychological Impact of Terrorism: Challenges for UK Homeland Security’, in A. Silke (ed.) Psychology, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, London: Routledge, forthcoming 2009/10). He also delivered the keynote address on ‘Terrorism and Radicalisation: Issues and Responses’ at the European Police College (CEPOL) Counter-terrorism Awareness Seminar in October 27th 2008. He is currently working on a terrorism textbook (co-authored with Dr Peter Lehr, University of St Andrews), an edited volume on ‘Terrorism and the Olympics’ (co-edited with Dr Pete Fussey and Professor Andrew Silke, both University of East London) and various articles within the field of terrorism studies. He was Assistant Editor of the academic journal Terrorism and Political Violence from 2002-2005.

His research interests have included international terrorism, radicalisation, preventing violent extremism, terrorism and sport, Northern Irish terrorism, UK counter-terrorism strategy, and critical terrorism studies.

• Terrorism Studies.

• MSc Terrorism Studies
• BA Criminology and Criminal Justice*

• Critical Perspectives of Terrorism
• Terrorism Studies
• Developing Criminological Skills.

Publications

• Richards A., Fussey, P., Silke A. (eds.), Terrorism and the Olympics: Lessons for 2012 and beyond, London: Routledge (forthcoming 2010)
• Richards A. and Lehr P. (University of St Andrews), A Comprehensive Introduction to the Study of Terrorism, Oxford: Oxford University Press (forthcoming, 2010)
• Richards, A., 'Terrorism and Sport', in Richards A., Fussey, P., Silke A. (eds.), Terrorism and the Olympics: Lessons for 2012 and beyond, London: Routledge (forthcoming 2010)
• Richards A., 'Countering the psychological impact of terrorism: challenges for UK homeland security', in A. Silke (ed.) Psychology, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, London: Routledge (forthcoming 2010)
• With Michel, T., ‘False Dawns or New Horizons? Further Issues and Challenges for Critical Terrorism Studies’, Critical Studies on Terrorism, Volume 3 (September 2009).
• ‘The Use of Political Fronts: The IRA and Sinn Fein’ in Combating Terrorism in Northern Ireland, Dingley J., Routledge (October, 2008).
• ‘The Domestic Threat: The Cases of Northern Ireland and Animal Rights Extremism’, in Wilkinson P. (ed.) Homeland Security in the UK: Future Preparedness for Terrorist Attack Since 9/11, Routledge (June, 2007).
• ‘The Emergency Response: Progress and Problems’, in Wilkinson P. (ed.) Homeland Security in the UK: Future Preparedness for Terrorist Attack Since 9/11, Routledge (June, 2007).
• ‘Terrorism and Public Information’, in Wilkinson P. (ed.) Homeland Security in the UK: Future Preparedness for Terrorist Attack Since 9/11, Routledge (June, 2007).