Understanding lone wolf terrorism global patterns, motivations and prevention /
What drives the lone wolf terrorist to commit mass violence? What are their ideologies and motivations? How do they plan and carry out their attacks, and who do they target? How can lone wolf terrorism be effectively countered? One of the first in-depth analyses of lone wolf terrorism, this publicat...
| Main Author: | Spaaij, R. F. J. |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online Service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
©2012.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (viii, 119 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series: |
SpringerBriefs in criminology.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A note on method. Chronology of lone wolf terrorism in 15 countries, 1968-2010 ; Qualitative case studies
- 3. Definition of lone wolf terrorism. The social construction of terrorism ; What is lone wolf terrorism?
- 4. Incidence and evolution. lone wolf terrorism in its historical context ; Incidence and lethality ; lone wolf terrorism across space and time
- 5. Motivations and ideologies
- 6. Influences and radicalization. Theorizing radicalization ; Personal circumstances and social backgrounds ; Sociocultural and political influences ; lone wolf terrorism and inversion
- 7. Modus operandi. Planning for terror ; Targets ; Weapons
- 8. Responses. Legalistic responses ; Repressive responses ; Conciliatory responses
- 9. Conclusions and outlook
- Appendix: Chronology of lone wolf terrorism in 15 countries, 1968-2010
- A note on sources.