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Social science for counter terrorism: putting the pieces together

By Kieron L Jones, on 14 July 2009

This site provides free access to the full text of a book edited by Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin which was prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and published by RAND in 2009 ISBN 978-0-8330-4706-9. The 542 page book provides a comprehensive survey of social science literature relating to terrorism. Topics covered include the causes of terrorism, why people become terrorists, how terrorists generate support (including coverage of radicalisation processes), the economics of terrorism and counterterrorism, and how social science knowledge and theories can help guide counterterrorist strategies.
Source: LIS-SOCIALSCIENCE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK

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