Social science for counterterrorism : putting the pieces together / Paul K. Davis, Kim Cragin, editors ; with Darcy Noricks ... [et al.]
- Bib ID:
- 4704376
- Format:
- Book
- Online Version:
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG849.pdf
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- Description:
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- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, c2009
- liii, 486 p. : ill. some col. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780833047069
- Series:
- Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-849-OSD.
- Summary:
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"The authors report on an aggressively interdisciplinary project to survey and integrate the scholarly social-science literature relevant to counterterrorism. They draw on literature from numerous disciplines, both qualitative and quantitative, and then use high-level conceptual models to pull the pieces together. In their monograph, they identify points of agreement and disagreement and point out instances in which disagreements merely reflect differences of research context or perspective, Priorities for further research are suggested and improved ways to frame questions for research and analysis are identified. The questions addressed relate to how terrorism arises, why some individuals become terrorists, how terrorists generate public support, how terrorist organizations make decisions, how terrorism declines, why individuals disengage, and how strategic communications can be more or less effective."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Ch. 1. Introduction / Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin
- Ch. 2. The Root Causes of Terrorism / Darcy M. E. Noricks
- Ch. 3. Why and How Some People Become Terrorists / Todd C. Helmus
- Ch. 4. How Do Terrorists Generate and Maintain Support? / Christopher Paul
- Ch. 5. The Economics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism: What Matters and Is Rational-Choice Theory Helpful? / Claude Berrebi
- Ch. 6. Organizational Decisionmaking by Terrorist Groups / Brian A. Jackson
- Ch. 7. How Does Terrorism End? / Gaga Gvineria
- Ch. 8. Disengagement and Deradicalization: Processes and Programs / Darcy M. E. Noricks
- Ch. 9. Social-Science Foundations for Strategic Communications in the Global War on Terrorism / Michael Egner
- Ch. 10. Cross-Cutting Observations and Some Implications for Policymakers / Kim Cragin
- Ch. 11. Representing Social-Science Knowledge Analytically / Paul K. Davis
- Ch. 12. Conclusions / Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin
- Appendix A. About the Authors.
- Appendix B. Analytic Measures for Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency / Benjamin Bahney.
- Notes:
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- "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defence".
- At foot of title: National Defense Research Institute.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Also available in an electronic format via the Internet. Address as at 21/10/09: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG849.pdf
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