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Does terrorism work? The debates, problems, and a framework for future research

open access: yesRevista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2016
For both intellectual and practical reasons, the question “Does terrorism work?” is vital. And yet it has largely been eclipsed by other debates within the scholarly literature on terrorism.
Richard English
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Modelling the Proliferation of Terrorism via Diffusion and Contagion [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2016
The proliferation of terrorism is a serious concern in national and international security, as its spread is seen as an existential threat to Western liberal democracies. Understanding and effectively modelling the spread of terrorism provides useful insight into formulating effective responses. A mathematical model capturing the theoretical constructs
arxiv  

Understanding Terrorist Organizations with a Dynamic Model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Terrorist organizations change over time because of processes such as recruitment and training as well as counter-terrorism (CT) measures, but the effects of these processes are typically studied qualitatively and in separation from each other. Seeking a more quantitative and integrated understanding, we constructed a simple dynamic model where ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Terrorism vulnerability assessment in Java Island: a spatial multi-criteria analysis approach

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Geography, 2020
Terrorism is one of the Indonesia’s national security threat. The attack mostly happens in Java Island, attracted by the dense population, also because the island is a center for economic and governance.
Asep Adang Supriyadi   +1 more
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The paradox of progress: How ‘disruptive,’ ‘dual-use,’ ‘democratized,’ and ‘diffused’ technologies shape terrorist innovation

open access: yesTATuP – Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis
Building upon the existing literature on terror innovation, this research article introduces a new analytical framework that highlights four key elements of emerging technologies which facilitate their adoption by terrorist groups.
Don Rassler, Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
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Privacy and National Security in the Digital Age: European and Comparative Constitutional Perspectives

open access: yesTilburg Law Review, 2015
The article introduces the theme of the protection of the right to privacy in a world characterized by rapid developments in digital technology and the need to fight terrorism.
Federico Fabbrini
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Scaling property and opinion model for interevent time of terrorism attack [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2009
The interevent time of terrorism attack events is investigated by empirical data and model analysis. Empirical evidence shows it follows a scale-free property. In order to understand the dynamic mechanism of such statistic feature, an opinion dynamic model with memory effect is proposed on a two-dimension lattice network.
arxiv  

Online Social Networks and Terrorism 2.0 in Developing Countries [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Computer Science and Network Solutions, Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2013, 2014
The advancement in technology has brought a new era in terrorism where Online Social Networks have become a major platform of communication with wide range of usage from message channeling to propaganda and recruitment of new followers in terrorist groups.
arxiv  

Extremism in modern Russia: sourses, content, typology

open access: yesСоциологическая наука и социальная практика, 2013
The article deals with the concept of extremism as a social phenomenon, its actors, goals and methods and its main trends. It presents a typology of the main kinds of extremism: by status of subjects, by the ideological and political basis of extremist ...
Yury I. Avdeev   +2 more
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Research Note on Immigrant Youth Radicalization and Terrorism: Pre- and Post-Migration Considerations

open access: yesJournal for Deradicalization, 2018
This theoretical paper is based on working experience with newcomer refugee youth in Canada. It calls for an understanding of the refugee pre- and post-migration experience in an attempt to answer why some youth are drawn to radicalization and engagement
Haval Ahmad, Mambo Tabu Masinda
doaj  

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