A computational model of public support for insurgency and terrorism : a prototype for more-general social-science modeling /

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This report builds on earlier RAND research (e.g., Understanding and Influencing Public Support for Insurgency and Terrorism, 2012) that reviewed and integrated social science relevant to terrorism and insurgency. That research used qualitative conceptual causal models called "factor trees"...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Paul K., 1943-
Corporate Authors: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, Rand Corporation
Other Authors: O'Mahony, Angela
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
Subjects:
Insurgency > Public opinion.
Terrorism > Prevention.
Terrorism > Public opinion.
Révoltes > Opinion publique.
Terrorisme > Prévention.
Terrorisme > Opinion publique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Terrorism > Prevention
Terrorism > Public opinion
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Specifying the model
  • Implementation in a high-level language
  • Looking ahead to exploratory analysis under uncertainty
  • Using the model for knowledge elicitation, discussion, and diagnosis
  • Appendix A: Primer on factor trees (a reprint)
  • Appendix B: Verification and validation
  • Appendix C: Eliciting factor values
  • Appendix D: Mathematics for "and" and "or" relationships.

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