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Terrorism Research News 

Collating details of social and behavioral research on terrorism and responses to terrorism.
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How Terrorist Groups End - Implications for Countering al Qa’ida
Posted on September 24, 2008New from RAND: All terrorist groups eventually end. But how do they end? The evidence since 1968 indicates that most groups have ended because (1) they joined the political process (43 percent) or (2) local police and intelligence agencies arrested or killed key members (40 percent)...
Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict
Posted on September 24, 2008Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict - Pathways toward terrorism and genocide is a new journal launched this year, edited by Clark McCauley. Volume 1 Issue 1 is open access and contains the following articles: Radicalization in the Persian Gulf: Assessing the potential of Islamist militancy in Saudi Arabia and Yemen - Mohammed M...
Terrorism Is A Social Problem, Not A Mental Health Or Criminal Problem
Posted on September 24, 2008Via Medical News Today, 4 Jul 2008. There is no evidence that young terrorists are mentally ill, a leading authority on terrorism has claimed at the Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Professor Scott Atran, research director in anthropology at the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris and presidential scholar in sociology at the [...
People Caught Up In Terrorist Attacks More Resilient Than Previously Thought
Posted on September 24, 2008Via Medical News Today, 3 Jul 2008. People caught up in terrorist attacks or natural disasters are more resilient, both as individuals and in groups, than previously thought. Far from being passive “victims” they can be highly organised survivors, so much so that they should be involved in drafting mental health guidelines to deal with major disasters...
New issue: Terrorism and Political Violence
Posted on September 24, 2008Terrorism and Political Violence: Volume 20 Issue 3 is now available online . Contents include: The Anarchist and the Partisan Two Types of Terror in the History of Irregular Warfare - Mikkel Thorup The Nefarious Helping Hand: Anti-Corruption Campaigns, Social Service Provision, and Terrorism - Justin Magouirk The PIRA, D-Company, and the Crime-Terror Nexus - Ryan [...
Twenty-five years of violence: the epidemiology of terrorism in South America
Posted on September 24, 2008AA Baez, MD Sztajnkrycer, R Zane, and E Giraldez (2008). Twenty-five years of violence: the epidemiology of terrorism in South America. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 23(2): 128-32. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Terrorism is a global public health burden...
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Volume 31 Issue 7
Posted on September 24, 2008The latest issue of Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Volume 31 Issue 7, is now online. Contents include: Rifling Through the Terrorists’ Arsenal: Exploring Groups’ Weapon Choices and Technology Strategies - Brian A. Jackson; David R...
Special Issue of Perspectives on Terrorism: Under-Investigated Topics in Terrorism Research
Posted on September 24, 2008From the intro: It is our pleasure to introduce Under-Investigated Topics in Terrorism Research - a special issue of Perspectives on Terrorism.This issue is the first in a series designed to further the discourse surrounding the state of terrorism research...
Muslim American perceptions of terrorism and counter-terrorism
Posted on September 24, 2008In the June 2008 issue of Criminal Justice Studies, a paper on Muslim American perceptions of terrorism and counter-terrorism. Here s the abstract: This study examines the perceptions of Muslim Americans with regards to anti-terrorist policies including special emphasis on the US-led Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in the post-9/11 era...
Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face
Posted on September 24, 2008The latest issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (vol 618, no 1) is a special issue on Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face. Contents include: Introduction: Terrorism: The First Portfolio for the Next President - Richard A...
UK Government publishes PREVENT strategy
Posted on September 24, 2008These documents published 3 June 2008 offer guidance for local authorities, police and partners working to stop the spread of violent extremism: Prevent Strategy: A guide for local partners Preventing Violent Extremism: A strategy for delivery Click here for access to PDF downloads.
Militant jihadists are inspired by night dreams, suggests research
Posted on September 24, 2008Durham University press release 6 June 2008 The inspirational night dream, or ruya, is a fundamental, inspirational and even strategic part of the militant jihadist movement in the Middle East and elsewhere. This is the conclusion of a study of the reported dreams of many of the best-known al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders carried out by Dr [...
Terrorism and Political Violence 20(2)
Posted on September 24, 2008Terrorism and Political Violence 20(2) is now online. Articles include: Before the Bombs There Were the Mobs: American Experiences with Terror - David C. Rapoport The Forgotten Terrorists: Lessons from the History of Terrorism - Jeffrey D. Simon The Internet: A Virtual Training Camp? - Anne Stenersen How did Europe’s Global Jihadis Obtain Training for their Militant Causes? [...
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