Social science for counterterrorism: putting the pieces together
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND 2009
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series
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Item Description:Source of title: PDF title page (viewed May 28, 2009). - "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.". - "MG-849-OSD.". - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Employs an interdisciplinary, social science approach to various counterterrorism questions, problems, and policies
Includes bibliographical references
Introduction - Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin -- - The root causes of terrorism - Darcy M.E. Noricks -- - Why and how some people become terrorists - Todd C. Helmus -- - How do terrorists generate and maintain support? - Christopher Paul -- - The economics of terrorism and counterterrorism : what matters and is rational-choice theory helpful? - Claude Berrebi -- - Organizational decisionmaking by terrorist groups - Brian A. Jackson -- - How does terrorism end? - Gaga Gvineria -- - Disengagement and deradicalization : processes and programs - Darcy M.E. Noricks -- - Social-science foundations for strategic communications in the Global War on Terrorism - Michael Egner -- - Cross-cutting observations and some implications for policymakers - Kim Cragin -- - Representing social-science knowledge analytically - Paul K. Davis -- - Conclusions - Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource (liii, 486 pages))
ISBN:0833047604
9780833047601

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