Terrorism and Nationalism- Theory, causes and causers

ISBN-13: 9783836415927 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 236 str.

Ole J. Forsberg

Opis

This study seeks to determine which factors affect an ethnonational groupsdecision to utilize terrorism. Current political theories have proposed severalanswers, but the theoretical underpinnings of those answers are both disparateand weak. Thus, in answering this question, a new model of terrorismis necessary, one which spans the four primary levels of analysis but groundsit all in the actor: the individual. The book first examines the existing literatureconcerning the causes of terrorism. These threads are then woven into asingle theory-based on the individual-explaining why the known correlatesof terrorism increase the chance that an ethnic group will resort to terrorism:The Pressure Model. Several derivative hypotheses are then tested usingmodern statistical methods, including complementary log-log cross-sectionaltime-series regression. Finally, the book discusses several recommendationsfrom the theory that should inform policy in both international and domesticspheres. Professionals in the field of terrorism policy as well as policymakers,academics, and students interested in the causes of a groups path intoterrorism should find much of interest in this book.