RT Article
T1 Research on terrorism, 2007–2016: a review of data, methods, and authorship
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 32
IS 5
SP 1011
OP 1026
A1 Schuurman, Bart 1983-
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1831816687
AB Research on terrorism has long been criticized for its inability to overcome enduring methodological issues. These include an overreliance on secondary sources and the associated literature review methodology, a scarcity of statistical analyses, a tendency for authors to work alone rather than collaborate with colleagues, and the large number of one-time contributors to the field. However, the reviews that have brought these issues to light describe the field as it developed until 2007. This article investigates to what extent these issues have endured in the 2007–2016 period by constructing a database on all of the articles published in nine leading journals on terrorism (N = 3442). The results show that the use of primary data has increased considerably and is continuing to do so. Scholars have also begun to adapt a wider variety of data-gathering techniques, greatly diminishing the overreliance on literature reviews that was noted from the 1980s through to the early 2000s. These positive changes should not obscure enduring issues. Despite improvements, most scholars continue to work alone and most authors are one-time contributors. Overall, however, the field of terrorism studies appears to have made considerable steps towards addressing long-standing issues.
NO Gesehen am 23.01.2023
NO Published online: 01 Mar 2018
K1 Authorship
K1 database
K1 Journals
K1 primary sources
K1 research on terrorism
K1 Review
K1 state of the art
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DO 10.1080/09546553.2018.1439023