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H. H.A. Cooper
Bio: H. H.A. Cooper is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Terrorism & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 127 citations.
Topics: Terrorism, Poison control
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TL;DR: In any case, the definition of terrorism has undergone a number of small refinements as experience has suggested as discussed by the authors, and there is among the many participants to the discussion no agreement on the basic nature of the fruit under consideration.
Abstract: How can terrorism be defined when the process of defining is wholly frustrated by the presence of irreconcilable antagonisms? It is certainly not easy to define, much less comprehend. With respect to terrorism, there is among the many participants to the discussion no agreement on the basic nature of the fruit under consideration. In any case, the definition of terrorism has undergone a number of small refinements as experience has suggested. This article considers how to define terrorism or at least know it when it is seen in the coming decades.
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TL;DR: The author conceptualizes the terrorist act as the final step on a narrowing staircase, where the vast majority of people remain on the ground floor, but some individuals climb up and are eventually recruited into terrorist organizations.
Abstract: To foster a more in-depth understanding of the psychological processes leading to terrorism, the author conceptualizes the terrorist act as the final step on a narrowing staircase. Although the vast majority of people, even when feeling deprived and unfairly treated, remain on the ground floor, some individuals climb up and are eventually recruited into terrorist organizations. These individuals believe they have no effective voice in society, are encouraged by leaders to displace aggression onto out-groups, and become socialized to see terrorist organizations as legitimate and out-group members as evil. The current policy of focusing on individuals already at the top of the staircase brings only short-term gains. The best long-term policy against terrorism is prevention, which is made possible by nourishing contextualized democracy on the ground floor.
746 citations
TL;DR: This article found that exposure to terrorism news should confront receivers with thoughts about their own death, which, in turn, should increase prejudice toward outgroup members, especially when participants had low self-esteem, and when terrorism was psychologically close.
252 citations
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20 Jul 2005
TL;DR: The best-selling terrorism book on the market is TERRORISM and HOMELAND SECURITY: AN INTRODUCTION, Sixth Edition as mentioned in this paper, by National terrorism expert Jonathan R. White.
Abstract: TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY: AN INTRODUCTION, Sixth Edition, is the best-selling terrorism book on the market. National terrorism expert Jonathan R. White provides specific examples that will enable you to understand how terrorism arises and how it functions. Dr. White gives essential historical (pre-1980) background on the phenomenon of terrorism and the roots of contemporary conflicts, includes detailed descriptions of recent and contemporary conflicts shaping the world stage, and presents theoretical and concrete information about Homeland Security organizations. Throughout, he reviews the relevant issues and challenges. With this sixth edition, Dr. White has fine-tuned the text and kept pace with the state of terrorism in today's world.
162 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the premise that destination management organizations can and should play an active role in the co-ordination of tourism stakeholders in addressing the threat of terrorism and propose a framework for the development and implementation of a destination-specific anti-terrorism strategy.
152 citations
TL;DR: This article traced the history of modern terrorism from the end of the Second World War to the beginning of the twenty-first century and divided that history into three stylized waves: terrorism in the service of national liberation and ethnic separatism, left-wing terrorism, and Islamist terrorism.
Abstract: This paper traces the history of modern terrorism from the end of the Second World War to the beginning of the twenty-first century. It divides that history into three stylized waves: terrorism in the service of national liberation and ethnic separatism, left-wing terrorism, and Islamist terrorism. Adopting a constitutional political economy perspective, the paper argues that terrorism is rooted in the artificial nation-states created during the interwar period and suggests solutions grounded in liberal federalist constitutions and, perhaps, new political maps for the Middle East, Central Asia and other contemporary terrorist homelands.
148 citations