Effective Counterterrorism: What Have We Learned so Far? [PDF]
, 2011 The fight against terrorism, in particular of Islamist nature, has become a focus area of foreign and security policies in Western countries and around the world. This substantial effort is however only to a limited extent matched by adequate evaluations
Pisoiu, Daniela, van Um, Eric
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Indonesian Women and Terrorism: An Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Trends
Politics and GovernanceFrom 2016 to 2021, women attempted to or perpetrated suicide attacks in Indonesia. These attacks were committed by them as individuals or in family units, who were affiliated to the Islamic State.
Kate Macfarlane
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Decision Processes of a Suicide Bomber – Integrating Economics and Psychology [PDF]
This paper provides a theoretical analysis regarding the rationality of suicide attacks from an economist’s point of view. It is argued that although a terrorist gives up future utility from consumption by committing a suicide attack, this loss can be ...
Dirk T.G. Rübbelke, Karen Pittel
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The impossible terrorist: women, violence, and the disavowal of female agency in terrorism discourses [PDF]
, 2013 Throughout the multitude of studies and histories that make up the canon of the academic discipline of terrorism studies, researchers and authors consider the factors that could contribute to an individual’s or group’s decision to turn to violence. Never,
Sage, Liz
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Attack Assignments in Terror Organizations and The Productivity of Suicide Bombers [PDF]
This paper studies the relation between human capital of suicide bombers and outcomes of their suicide attacks. We argue that human capital is an important factor in the production of terrorism, and that if terrorists behave rationally we should observe ...
Claude Berrebi, Efraim Benmelech
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Explosives and Incendiaries Used in Terrorist Attacks on Public Surface Transportation: A Preliminary Empirical Analysis, MTI Report WP 09-02 [PDF]
, 2010 This report provides data on terrorist attacks against public surface transportation targets and serious crimes committed against such targets throughout the world.
Butterworth, Bruce R., Jenkins, Brian M.
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Who Wants to be a Martyr? [PDF]
, 2003 As logical as the poverty-breeds-terrorism argument may seem, study after study shows that suicide attackers and their supporters are rarely ignorant or impoverished.
Atran, Scott
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The past and future of terrorism research [PDF]
Este artículo destaca cinco áreas donde el análisis económico del terrorismo ha tenido mayor relevancia en las políticas de los últimos 30 años. Estas áreas son la evaluación de la efectividad de las acciones contra el terrorismo, la identificación de ...
Todd Sandler
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REPRESENTATION OF TERRORISM AFTER 9/11 IN KATHRYN BIGELOW AND MARK BOAL'S ZERO DARK THIRTY MOVIE
Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian BudayaTerrorism, as a global phenomenon, has been widely respresented in various media, particularly in fiilms. One of the films that represent terrorism is Zero Dark Thirty by Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal.
Mela Maulina Putri +2 more
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Does “See Something, Say Something” Work? [PDF]
, 2018 Do “See Something, Say Something” programs work? The evidence strongly suggests that in the specific case of public surface transportation, the answer is “yes.” Transport staff and passengers play an important role in the prevention of terrorist attacks.
Butterworth, Bruce R. +1 more
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