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The risk of terrorism and the use of state-sponsored torture are inextricably linked behaviours, according to a new book by academics from The University of Western Australia.

Terrorism and Torture:  An Interdisciplinary Perspective authored and edited by Werner G. K. Stritzke, Stephan Lewandowsky, David Denemark, Joseph Clare and Frank Morgan was launched by UWA's Institute of Advanced Studies.

Originating from a three-day intensive UWA symposium that reflected an international collaboration of experts, the authoritative volume is published by Cambridge University Press.

"One of our key objectives was to ask scholars from a diverse range of disciplines to examine the complex factors contributing to terrorist acts and state-sponsored torture, the potential linkage between those two heinous behaviours, and the strategies that might reduce the threat of terrorist acts," said co-author Professor Lewandowsky.

Professor Terri-ann White, Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies, said she was pleased to have been involved with the project.

"IAS' mission is to encourage cross-disciplinary research, and we are pleased that this event has resulted in the publication of such an important collection of research," she said

For more information visit Cambridge Catalogue

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Professor Werner Stritzke (School of Psychology) (+ 61 8) 6488 3578 / 2062
Audrey Barton (IAS)  (+61 8)  6488 4797
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563 / (+61 4) 32 637 716