What can existing literature and available data tell us about terrorism hoaxes (i.e. those incidents that are believed to be acts of serious terrorism, but do not actually involve any – …

TSAS WP15-03: Quantifying and Qualifying Charisma: A Theoretical Framework for Measuring the Presence of Charismatic Authority in Terrorist Groups

Author(s): Hofmann-- David

Publisher: TSAS

Year: 2015

Subjects: Methodologies, Terrorism, Terrorist decision-making

Description:

In order to stimulate the production of robust and replicable empirical research on the dynamics of charismatic leadership in terrorist groups, this working paper operationalizes the social-scientific concept of charismatic – …

Terror Threat: International and Homegrown Terrorists and Their Threat to Canada

Author(s): Hamilton– Dwight | Rimsa– Kostas

Publisher: Dundurn

Geography: Canada, North America

Year: 2007

Subjects: Al-Qaeda, Homegrown terrorism, Islam, Terrorist decision-making

Social Science for Counterterrorism: Putting the Pieces Together

Publisher: RAND National Defense Research Institute

Year: 2009

Subjects: Causes of terrorism, Counterterrorism, National security, Radicalization and Deradicalization, Terrorist decision-making, Terrorist organizations

TSAS WP13-04: Les théories des mouvements sociaux et la dialectique des niveaux: un cadre d’analyse pour l’étude des évolutions d’Al-Qaïda au Maghreb islamique.

Author(s): Bencherif-- Adib

Publisher: TSAS

Geography: Middle East and North Africa

Year: 2013

Subjects: Al-Qaeda, French / français, Social movements, Sociology, Terrorism, Terrorist decision-making

Description:

Le développement d’Al-Qaïda au Maghreb islamique (AQMI) dans l’espace sahélo-saharien est-il le résultat de choix stratégiques du groupe en réponse à des contraintes et opportunités environnementales ou le fruit de – …