Fernando Reinares
Rey Juan Carlos University
Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies
Madrid/Spain
Fernando Reinares is Professor of Political Science and Security Studies at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Rey Juan Carlos University), as well as Director of the Programme on Global Terrorism at Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos (Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies), both in Madrid. He teaches postgraduate courses at the Ortega and Gasset University Institute and the General Gutiérrez Mellado University Institute. His previous positions include: Senior Fulbright Scholar and Lecturer in Political Science at Stanford University; titular Professor of Sociology at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (National University of Distance Learning); Fellow of St. Antony's College at Oxford University; and Chair in Politics and Public Administration at the University of Burgos.
Dr. Reinares has been Chairman of the European Commission experts group on violent radicalization since it was formally created in May 2006. He is a member of the academic committee of the Queen Sofía Center for the Study of Violence, the United Nations roster of experts on terrorism prevention, and the Terrorism Studies Programme Board at the University of St Andrews. A contributing Editor of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, he also belongs to the editorial board of Terrorism and Political Violence. Dr. Reinares served as Senior Adviser on Antiterrorist Policy to the Minister of the Interior of Spain from 2004 to 2006.
Books
- Terrorismus Global. Aktionsfeld Europa (Global Terrorism: Europe as a Field of Action). (Hamburg: Europäische Verlagsanstalt, 2005).
- El Nuevo Terrorismo Islamista. Del 11-S al 11-M (The New Islamist Terrorism. From 9/11 to 3/11). (Madrid: Temas de Hoy, 2004).
- Terrorismo Global (Global Terrorism). (Madrid: Taurus, 2003).
- Patriotas de la Muerte: Quiénes han militado en ETA y por qué (Patriots of Death: Who Joined ETA and Why). (Madrid: Taurus, 2001).
- European Democracies Against Terrorism. Governmental Policies and Intergovernmental Cooperation (Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate, 2000).
- Terrorismo y Antiterrorismo (Terrorism and Antiterrorism). (Barcelona: Ediciones Paidós, 1998).
Selected Publications
- "To What Extent Does Al-Qaeda Still Pose a Threat to European Societies?" (Madrid, Spain: Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies, ARI no. 9, January 2007).
- "Maghreb Immigrants Becoming Suicide Terrorists. A Case Study on Religious Radicalization Processes in Spain," in Ami Pedahzur (ed.), Root Causes of Suicide Terrorism. The Globalization of Martyrdom, (London and New York: Routledge, 2006), pp. 179-198 (coauthored with Rogelio Alonso).
- "Do Government and Citizens Agree on How to Combat International Terrorism?" (Madrid, Spain: Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies, ARI no. 78, July 2006).
- "Towards a Social Characterization of Jihadist Terrorism in Spain: Implications for Domestic Security and Action Abroad," (Madrid, Spain: Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies, ARI no. 34, April 2006).
- "The Mediterranean Region and International Terrorism: A New Framework for Cooperation?" (Madrid, Spain: Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies, ARI no. 149, January 2006).
- "Nationalist Separatism and Terrorism in Comparative Perspective," in Töre Bjorgo (ed.), Root Causes of Terrorism, (London: Routledge, 2005), pp. 119-130.
- "Is International Terrorism What We Thought It Was? An Empirical Study of the Global Neosalafist Jihad in 2004," (Madrid, Spain: Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies, WP no. 33, November 2005).
- "Conceptualizing International Terrorism," (Madrid, Spain: Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies, ARI no. 82, September 2005).
- "Terrorism, Human Rights and Law Enforcement in Spain," Terrorism and Political Violence, vol. 17, no. 1-2 (Spring-Summer 2005), pp. 265-278 (coauthored with Rogelio Alonso).
- "Who Are the Terrorists? Analyzing Changes in Sociological Profile among Members of ETA," Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, vol. 27, no. 6 (November/December 2004), pp. 465-488.
- "Terrorism," in Wilhelm Heitmeyer and John Hagan (eds.), International Handbook of Violence Research, (La Haya: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003), pp. 309-321.
- "Democratization and State Responses to Protracted Terrorism in Spain," in Marianne van Leeuwen (ed.), Confronting Terrorism. European Experiences, Threat Perceptions and Policies, (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003), pp. 57-71.
- "The Empire Rarely Strikes Back," Foreign Policy, no. 128 (January/February 2002), pp. 92-94.
- "Democratic Regimes, Internal Security Policy and the Threat of Terrorism," Australian Journal of Politics and History, vol. 44, no. 3 (September 1998), p. 351.
- "The Political Conditioning of Collective Violence: Regime Change and Insurgent Terrorism in Spain," in Research on Democracy and Society. Vol. 3 (Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1996), pp. 297-326.
Other
- "Terrorist Networks in Europe Strengthening," NPR "Morning Edition" Broadcast, March 11, 2005.
- "Al Qaeda's European Front: 3/11 and Its Implications," Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series Terrorism Workshop, RAND Corporation and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, September 27, 2004.