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Tagged: lone-actor

  • Critical Studies on Terrorism
    • in Radicalisation · Regions · Research · UK

    Press coverage of lone-actor terrorism in the UK and Denmark: shaping the reactions of the public, affected communities and copycat attackers

    Journal abstract Following 9/11, Al-Qaeda-orchestrated plots were considered the greatest threat to Western security and sparked the coalition’s war on terror. Close to a decade later, the post-9/11 threat landscape[…]

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    Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
    • in Radicalisation · Regions · Research · World

    End of the Lone Wolf: The Typology that Should Not Have Been

    Journal abstract This research note argues that the “lone wolf” typology should be fundamentally reconsidered. Based on a three-year empirical research project, two key points are made to support this[…]

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  • cambridge companion religion terrorism
    • in Ideologies · Research

    The Role of the Devoted Actor in War, Revolution, and Terrorism

    Chapter summary “The Devoted Actor” is a theoretical framework developed by a group of scholars and policymakers at ARTIS International – a nonprofit group that uses social science research to[…]

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    journal of strategic security
    • in Ideologies · Research

    The 2016 ‘Lone Wolf’ Tsunami – Is Rapoport’s ‘Religious Wave’ Ending?

    Journal abstract This article considers recent developments across the western world in the lethality of lone wolf terrorists during 2016 against the contextual framework of Rapoport’s theory regarding the existence[…]

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  • Behavioural Sciences of Terrorism & Political Aggression
    • in Prevention · Research · World

    Understanding the lone wolf terror phenomena: assessing current profiles

    Journal abstract Since September 11, 2001, various Western democracies have reformed and strengthened their national security apparatuses by introducing new organizational structures and policies to curb incidence of terrorism by[…]

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    Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
    • in Radicalisation · Research

    Endgames: Improving our understanding of homegrown terrorism

    Journal abstract This article examines how the phenomenon of homegrown terrorism has evolved over the past decade. It argues that there have been significant developments that impact how we conceptualize[…]

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  • Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
    • in Groups · Regions · Research · World

    Differentiating Al Qaeda and the Islamic State through strategies publicized in Jihadist magazines

    Journal abstract As Al Qaeda and the Islamic State vie for ascendancy in the jihad movement, policymakers grapple with distinguishing the threat posed by these groups. Proceeding from the terrorists’ view of[…]

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    • in Radicalisation · Research

    Cerberus unleashed: The three faces of the lone wolf terrorist

    Abstract The concept of the “lone wolf” terrorist slowly emerged in recent decades, often drawing media attention as a “new” or “dangerous” threat. It has only been in the past[…]

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    • in Pathways to radicalisation · Radicalisation · Research

    The emergence of lone wolf terrorism: Patterns of behavior and implications for intervention

    Chapter abstract Purpose In this chapter, we examine several attributes of lone wolf terrorists and how their activities are temporally and geospatially patterned. In particular, we demonstrate how precursor behaviors[…]

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    • in Prevention · Regions · Research · World

    Deadlier in the U.S.? On lone wolves, terrorist groups, and attack lethality

    Journal abstract Scholars, politicians, and pundits increasingly suggest lone wolf terrorists are substantial threats, but we know little about how dangerous these actors are—especially relative to other terrorist actors. How[…]

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