Leaderless resistance and the loneliness of lone wolves: exploring the rhetorical dynamics of lone actor violence

"Leaderless resistance” and "lone wolf terrorism" are concepts that have steadily gained importance in the study of oppositional subcultures and terrorist groups, being used to describe the operational realities of a variety of terrorisms, from groups like Al Qaeda to Anders Breivik....

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Main Author: Joosse, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-78
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Keywords:
EnCana pipeline bombings
Wiebo Ludwig
asymmetrical struggle
leaderless resist-ance
lone actor violence

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