Social Science for Counterterrorism Putting the Pieces Together |
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| Editor:
| Davis, Paul K.
Cragin, Kim |
| As told to:
| Helmus, Todd C.
Noricks, Darcy
Paul, Christopher |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8330-4706-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation, The
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $59.50 |
Book Description:
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This monograph surveys and integrates scholarly social-science literature relevant to counterterrorism. It draws from numerous disciplines and then uses high-level conceptual models to pull the pieces together regarding root causes, individual radicalization, public support, and the ways in which terrorism fades. It identifies points of agreement and disagreement and discusses the consequences of different contexts and perspectives.
This monograph surveys and integrates scholarly social-science literature relevant to counterterrorism. It draws from numerous disciplines and then uses high-level conceptual models to pull the pieces together regarding root causes, individual radicalization, public support, and the ways in which terrorism fades. It identifies points of agreement and disagreement and discusses the consequences of different contexts and perspectives.