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Understanding and influencing public support for insurgency and terrorism /

Drawing on social science and particularly social movement theory, presents and tests empirically a conceptual model of public support for insurgency and terrorism and discusses how it can inform counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Davis, Paul K., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A conceptual model
  • The case of al-Qa'ida
  • Public support for the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan
  • Public support for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey
  • Public support for the Maoists in Nepal
  • Comparisons and implications for analysis of strategy
  • Appendix: Polling on public support for terrorism in the Islamic world.