Career: David Rapoport is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is founding co-editor of the journal Terrorism and Political Violence (see url below).

Publications include: Assassination & Terrorism 1971, The Rationalization of Terrorism (co-author) 1972, Morality of Terrorism: Religious Origins and Ethnic Implications (Pergamon Policy Studies on International Politics) (co-author) 1982, The Morality of Terrorism: Religious and Secular Justifications (co-author) 1989, The Democratic Experience and Political Violence (Cass Series on Political Violence, 9) (co-author) 2001, Inside Terrorist Organizations (Cass Series on Political Violence) 2001, Terrorism: Critical Concepts in Political Science (four-volume set; Critical Concepts in Political Science) 2006; numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: UCLA International Institute, 11248 Bunche Hall, Box 951487, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487, USA; Tel: +1 310-825-4811; Fax: +1 310-206-3555; Email: rapoport@polisci.ucla.edu ; Website: http://www.international.ucla.edu/ ; Website: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09546553.asp/ .