RT Article
T1 The Role of Ideology in Terrorist Attack Intentions and Outcomes
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 36
IS 1
SP 90
OP 112
A1 Carson, Jennifer Varriale
A2 Turner, Noah Daniel
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1877328154
AB This study seeks to investigate whether ideological elements, namely that of audience and othering, are related to attack-level objectives and effects. Prior research has established a strong connection between ideological subscription and violent attack outcomes, but few studies have sought to examine the full spectrum of ideologies. Moreover, little empirical attention has been given to examining how ideological affiliation may correlate with violent intentions in terrorist attacks; namely, an actor’s intention to kill or commit a mass casualty incident. To address these research gaps, we pose the question: Is a U.S. terrorist attack’s ideological component correlated with its both intentions and outcomes? Utilizing a sample of 2,275 terrorist incidents from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD), we examine our research question through a series of models with sensitivity checks using logistic regression and zero-inflated negative binomial analyses. In sum, our results are consistent with the premise that ideology does matter, particularly if this ideology involves a defined other.
K1 count models
K1 Outcomes
K1 Intentions
K1 Ideology
K1 Terrorism
DO 10.1080/09546553.2022.2117619