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The Empirical Study of Terrorism: Social and Legal Research
Gary LaFree,Gary Ackerman +1 more
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A review on the causes of terrorism and the effectiveness of counter-terrorism strategies can be found in this paper, where the authors define terrorism as the threatened or actual use of illegal force directed against civilian targets by nonstate actors in order to attain a political goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation.Abstract:
Social science research on terrorism has grown rapidly in recent years, aided by social and legal studies. In this review, we examine research on the causes of terrorism and the effectiveness of strategies for countering it. We define terrorism as the threatened or actual use of illegal force directed against civilian targets by nonstate actors in order to attain a political goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation. Our review of causes is divided by level of analysis into sections on individual-, group-, and macro-level explanations. Our evaluation of counterterrorism strategies includes reviews of legal, criminal justice, military, and legitimacy campaigns. Psychopathological approaches have been largely discredited; however, evidence suggests that certain experiences, attitudes, and behaviors are overrepresented among terrorists. The potential impact of ideology, leadership, popular support, Diasporic communities, and socialization on group dynamics all provide fertile areas for additional research...read more
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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
Abstract: 1 July 7, 2010, marks the fifth anniversary of the 2005 terrorist attacks on London’s Metro system. In 2005, terrorists launched a coordinated attack against London’s transportation system, with 3 bombs detonating simultaneously at three different Metro stations and a fourth bomb exploding an hour later on a city bus. In all, there were 52 victims in these bombings with an additional 700 injuries resulting. The four terrorists who executed the attacks were killed in the explosions.
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Legitimacy and Deterrence Effects in Counterterrorism Policing: A Study of Muslim Americans
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare two perspectives on why people cooperate with law enforcement, both developed with reference to general policing, in the context of antiterror policing and specifically among members of the Muslim American community.
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Political Repression: Iron Fists, Velvet Gloves, and Diffuse Control
TL;DR: A review of recent research on political repression by social movement scholars can be found in this paper, where four topics are discussed: debates over the conceptualization of repression, the breadth of the concept, whether distinctions within the concept are productive and/or forms of repression are directly comparable, and the relationship between repression and political opportunities.
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Fighting Terrorism through the Rule of Law
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a causal explanation in which a high-quality rule of law is considered to dampen ordinary citizens' opportunity and willingness to engage in political violence, protecting democracies from becoming victims of terrorism.
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Moving Beyond Deterrence The Effectiveness of Raising the Expected Utility of Abstaining from Terrorism in Israel
Laura Dugan,Erica Chenoweth +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that states should also consider raising the expected utility of abstaining from terrorism through rewards, and test effects of repressive and conciliatory actions on terrorist behavior using the newly developed GATE-Israel dataset.
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