Showing papers in "Terrorism and Political Violence in 2019"
TL;DR: The authors combine qualitative and quantitative content analysis to map and analyze the "Incel" worldview shared by members of a misogynistic online community ideologically linked to several recen- tation groups.
Abstract: This paper combines qualitative and quantitative content analysis to map and analyze the “Incel” worldview shared by members of a misogynistic online community ideologically linked to several recen...
74 citations
TL;DR: The authors showed that attitudinal inoculation effectively promotes resistance to persuasion, but despite its proven efficacy, inoculation has not yet been empirically tested as a stratified approach to persuasion.
Abstract: Research in several domains has shown that attitudinal inoculation effectively promotes resistance to persuasion. Despite its proven efficacy, inoculation has not been empirically tested as a strat...
32 citations
TL;DR: The key elements of the ABC model are presented, which include a graphic representation of this disconnect and a classification system of the drivers of violent extremism, which are adapted to focus on exit from violence, applying the dual concepts of disengagement and deradicalization.
Abstract: Progress in understanding and responding to terrorism and violent extremism has continued to stall in part because we often fail to adequately conceptualize the problem. Perhaps most notabl...
31 citations
TL;DR: The authors analyzes the ideological and organizational characteristics of the pan-European youth movement Generation Identity (GI) through a philosophical and historical lens, with a synoptic percolation.
Abstract: This article analyzes ideological and organizational characteristics of the pan-European youth movement, “Generation Identity” (GI), through a philosophical and historical lens. With a synoptic per...
21 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a whole number of novel Ukrainian political and societal phenomena emerged during and after the Euromaydan (literally: European Square) Revolution of 2013-2014, and one of the most in...
Abstract: During and after Ukraine’s celebrated Euromaydan (literally: European Square) Revolution of 2013–2014, a whole number of novel Ukrainian political and societal phenomena emerged. One of the most in...
16 citations
TL;DR: This article found that suicide attacks are associated with significantly more coverage than non-suicide terrorist attacks, and that one suicide attack produces an additional 0.6 articles, a magnitude equivalent to the effect of 95 terrorism casualties.
Abstract: This paper provides empirical evidence that suicide attacks systematically draw more media attention than non-suicide terrorist attacks. Analyzing 60,341 terrorist attack days in 189 countries from 1970 to 2012, I introduce a methodology to proxy for the media coverage each one of these attack days receives in the New York Times. Suicide attacks are associated with significantly more coverage. In the most complete regression, one suicide attack produces an additional 0.6 articles—a magnitude equivalent to the effect of 95 terrorism casualties. This link remains robust to including a comprehensive list of potentially confounding factors, fixed effects, and country-specific time trends. The effect is reproduced for alternative print and television outlets (BBC, Reuters, CNN, NBC, CBS), but remains weak for Google Trends (worldwide and in the U.S.), a more direct proxy for people’s interests, and is non-existent for C-SPAN, a television station dedicated to broadcasting political discussions directly...
14 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the antecedent behaviors of U.K. lone-actor terrorism with the incorporation of closed-source data, and contributed to the growing body of knowledge on lone-activism.
Abstract: This article contributes to the growing body of knowledge on lone-actor terrorism with the incorporation of closed-source data. The analyses presented investigate the antecedent behaviors of U.K.-b...
14 citations
TL;DR: Islamist terrorism is one of the most terrifying threats worldwide and there is no common model about the mechanisms underlying the complex process of radicalization and research is usually unde... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Islamist terror is one of the most terrifying threats worldwide. However, there is no common model about the mechanisms underlying the complex process of radicalization and research is usually unde...
13 citations
TL;DR: This article examined the dynamics of the Kurdish-Turkish peace process that collapsed in the summer of 2015, concluding that the negotiations began when the conflict reached a certain level of ripeness, one...
Abstract: In this article, we examine the dynamics of the Kurdish-Turkish peace process that collapsed in the summer of 2015. The negotiations began when the conflict reached a certain level of ripeness, one...
13 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the Gulf of Guinea has been identified as a frequent source of security threats for West African maritime trade, where increasing quantities of the world's trade pass through the maritime domain.
Abstract: West African security threats have become more frequent in recent years, most notably in the Gulf of Guinea. As increasing quantities of the world’s trade pass through the maritime domain, ...
12 citations
TL;DR: This article found that there is substantial cross-country variance in citizens' fear of terrorism and that fear is more widespread among citizens in non-democratic countries compared to citizens in democratic countries.
Abstract: Fear is an integral part of terrorism. Fighting fear can thus be a crucial part of counterterrorist policies. In the case of terrorism, citizens look to the state for protection. Yet, most studies of terrorist fear emphasize individual-level factors. We lack studies that link fear to features of the state, especially whether democratic states are capable of reducing fear among its citizens. Our study aims to fill part of this research gap by asking whether democratic government reduces or increases fear of terrorism. We find that there is substantial cross-country variance in citizens’ fear of terrorism. The results suggest that fear is more widespread among citizens in non-democratic countries compared to citizens in democratic countries. Actual exposure to terrorist attacks has no impact on citizens’ fear of terrorism when we account for whether the country is a democracy or not. Hence, democratic government displays resilience towards fear mongering.
TL;DR: The authors consider how mainstream newspapers metaphorically represented the British "jihadi brides", women and girls who travelled to Syria to live in the self-declared "Islamic State" (I.S.).
Abstract: This article considers how mainstream newspapers metaphorically represented the British “jihadi brides”, women and girls who travelled to Syria to live in the self-declared “Islamic State” (I.S.). ...
TL;DR: The relationship between the American far right and Russia has varied over time. During the Cold War, American right-wing populists were in the forefront of opposition to the Soviet Union.
Abstract: The relationship between the American far right and Russia has varied over time. During the Cold War, American right-wing populists were in the forefront of opposition to the Soviet Union. But as t...
TL;DR: The history of the Russian presence in Africa is well-known to many people as discussed by the authors, however, it might appear strange for many people who do not know the history of Africa.
Abstract: We have heard ever more about the growing Russian presence in Africa in the past few years, which might appear strange for many people. Those, however, who know the history of the Black Continent, ...
TL;DR: Despite calls from governments to clamp down on violent extremist material in the online sphere, in the name of preventing radicalisation and therefore terrorism research investigating how terrorism research investigates how radicalization can be prevented as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Despite calls from governments to clamp down on violent extremist material in the online sphere, in the name of preventing radicalisation and therefore terrorism research investigating how ...
TL;DR: The spread and use of suicide bombing attacks have become a regular occurrence globally and suicide terrorism literature focuses primarily on conventional suicide bombings attacks as discussed by the authors, however, a number of other types of suicide bombings have also been proposed.
Abstract: Globally, the spread and use of suicide bombing attacks have become a regular occurrence. Suicide terrorism literature focuses primarily on conventional suicide bombing attacks. However, a ...
TL;DR: This article proposed that certain universal cognitive mechanisms (parochial altruism) underlie engagement and involvement in terrorism, drawing on the evolutionary approach, and suggested that these mechanisms underlie participation in terrorism.
Abstract: Drawing on the evolutionary approach, this paper proposes that certain universal cognitive mechanisms (parochial altruism) underlie engagement and involvement in terrorism. Parochial altruism is th...
TL;DR: The problem of Russia's relationship with the West has dominated the debate about national identity since the eighteenth century as discussed by the authors, and during the nineteenth century, the battles among the intelligentsia...
Abstract: The problem of Russia’s relationship with the West has dominated the debate about national identity since the eighteenth century. During the nineteenth century, the battles among the intelligentsia...
TL;DR: In this article, two observations stand out from the Russian strategic outlook: 1) it corresponds with the real politik vision of world politics where the states engage in (zero-sum) competition for power and r...
Abstract: Two observations stand out from the Russian strategic outlook. First, it corresponds with the real politik vision of world politics where the states engage in (zero-sum) competition for power and r...
TL;DR: For those studying terrorism and political violence, our attention is usually drawn to the deadliest and most current groups, like the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, the Provisional Irish Republican Army as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: For those studying terrorism and political violence, our attention is usually drawn to the deadliest and most current groups, like the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, the Provisional Irish Republican Army...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that citizens exposed and unexposed to violence bear the costs of conflict unevenly and, thus, conceive of militant vs. accommodation, and that violent civil conflict often coexist.
Abstract: Electoral politics and violent civil conflict often coexist. Citizens exposed and unexposed to violence bear the costs of conflict unevenly and, thus, conceive of militant vs. accommodation...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the history of active measures in the Soviet Active Measures (Aктивные мероприятия) program.
Abstract: Before there was hybrid warfare or its more innocuously styled component information warfare, there were Soviet Active Measures (Aктивные мероприятия). Conceived in 1948 and fully implemented by th...
TL;DR: The authors linguistically investigates terrorist discursive strategies designed to manipulate recipients' minds into accepting, even embracing, certain ideologies, such as Islamophobia, racism, and Islamaphobia, in the context of discursive manipulation.
Abstract: This paper linguistically investigates terrorist discursive strategies designed to manipulate recipients’ minds into accepting, even embracing, certain ideologies. Though extensive research has bee...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors experimentally tested whether a call center's disclaimer regarding limits to caller confidentiality (i.e., that caller confidentiality is not violated) can be trusted.
Abstract: Utilizing a sample drawn to represent the general U.S. population, the present study experimentally tested whether a call-center’s disclaimer regarding limits to caller confidentiality (i.e., that ...
TL;DR: The dominant academic narrative portrayed British Muslim communities as alienated by counter-terrorism policies and consequently reluctant to cooperate with authorities by taking action against Isla... as discussed by the authors, which is incorrect.
Abstract: The dominant academic narrative portrays British Muslim communities as alienated by counter-terrorism policies and consequently reluctant to cooperate with authorities by taking action against Isla...
TL;DR: Clark as discussed by the authors examines the Legion of the Archangel Michael, also known as the Iron Guard, during interwar Romania, as one of the largest fascist movements in interwar Europe, it had a strict hierarc...
Abstract: Roland Clark examines the Legion of the Archangel Michael, also known as the Iron Guard, during interwar Romania. As one of the largest fascist movements in interwar Europe, it had a strict hierarc...
TL;DR: Gendarmerie forces are actively deployed by many states in the world to fight terrorism, but their impact on terrorism has not been explored as discussed by the authors, and this study fills this gap in the literature and examines the impact of gendarmeries on terrorism.
Abstract: Gendarmerie forces are actively deployed by many states in the world to fight terrorism, but their impact on terrorism has not been explored. This study fills this gap in the literature and examine...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the opinions and experiences of young passengers at UK airports to see if they are reassured by policing and their opinions on profiling fellow passengers and found that Muslim passengers are under greater suspicion than other passengers and have been subject to the practice of "racial profiling".
Abstract: Policing airports following 9/11 has been challenging with an emphasis on visibility and high levels of security checks for passengers. The focus has been on a form of ‘reassurance policing’ and an emphasis on procedural justice which is accepted as legitimate on the part of the public. However, there have been claims that that Muslim passengers are under greater suspicion than other passengers and have been subject to the practice of ‘racial profiling’. The powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, notably Schedule 7 have been under scrutiny as to the extent that they allow the police to stop and search suspects. This study reviews the opinions and experiences of young passengers at UK airports to see if they are reassured by policing and their opinions on profiling fellow passengers.
TL;DR: Most scholars have not taken Cuban-American terrorism in the 1970s seriously, despite the unprecedented campaign of terror it unleashed as mentioned in this paper, despite the fact that most scholars did not take it seriously.
Abstract: Most scholars have not taken Cuban-American terrorism in the 1970s seriously, despite the unprecedented campaign of terror it unleashed. Borrowing a framework of self-identity usually applied to ot...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an edited compilation of articles by scholars of political science, sociology, and gender who seek to engender policymakers towards women's due inclusion in conflict and peace.
Abstract: Female Combatants in Conflict and Peace is an edited compilation of articles by scholars of political science, sociology, and gender who seek “to engender policymakers towards women’s due inclusion...