Competing to kill: terrorist organizations versus lone wolf terrorists
Are organizationally linked suicide attacks deadlier than those launched by lone wolf terrorists? This article elaborates a perpetrator-based distinction among suicide terrorist attacks between organizations and lone wolf terrorists, who operate in the absence of a financially or physically supporti...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 509-532 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (Verlag) |
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| Summary: | Are organizationally linked suicide attacks deadlier than those launched by lone wolf terrorists? This article elaborates a perpetrator-based distinction among suicide terrorist attacks between organizations and lone wolf terrorists, who operate in the absence of a financially or physically supportive terrorist organization. The expectation is that terrorist organizations would serve as commitment tools that increase the loyalty of suicide bombers to their missions through material and non-material incentives. Findings demonstrate that when terrorist organizations are involved in the planning and execution of suicide terrorist attacks, not only do they increase the lethality of these attacks but they also accentuate the tactical advantages of suicide terrorism. These findings suggest that despite the recent upsurge and concern about lone wolf terrorism, the lethality and security impacts of suicide terrorism continue to be driven by terrorist organizations. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 28.11.2023 Published online: 11 Aug 2015 |
| Physical Description: | Diagramme |
| ISSN: | 1556-1836 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09546553.2015.1050489 |