Terrorism versus insurgency: a conceptual analysis

This study analyzes the distinction between terrorism and insurgency by drawing upon the case of the PKK conflict in Turkey. It provides a conceptual discussion through multi-dimensional analyses from the actor-oriented, the action-oriented, the purpose-oriented, and the ontology-oriented perspectiv...

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Main Author: Ünal, Mustafa Cosar (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-57
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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