Tangled roots social and psychological factors in the genesis of terrorism /
What do we really know about the contributing causes of terrorism? Are all forms of terrorism created equal, or are there important differences in terrorisms that one must know about to customize effective counter-strategies? Does poverty cause terrorism? This book talks about the basic human ingred...
| Corporate Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, DC :
IOS Press,
c2006
|
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | NATO security through science series Human and societal dynamics ;
v. 11. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Principal Contributors; Contents; Introduction: Managing Terror: The Devilish Traverse from a Theory to a Plan; What Do We Know, and What Can We Know, About the Causes of Substate Terrorism?; The Psychology of Terrorism: Toward a Scientific Approach; Who Supports Terrorism and Why?; Suicide Bombers: Why?; What Should We Do? Psychologically Informed Approaches to Reducing the Threat of Substate Terrorism; Executive Summary; Subject Index; Author Index