Deciphering the crime-terror Nexus: an empirical analysis of the structural characteristics of terrorists in Narco-terror networks

By using Social Network Analysis (SNA) technique, this study analyzes the structural characteristics of five PKK related narco-terror networks. It examines the roles and positions occupied by PKK members to uncover the nature of the terrorist nexus itself and analyzes structural characteristics to i...

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Main Author: Ünal, Mustafa Cosar (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2020, Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-216
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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