Understanding and influencing public support for insurgency and terrorism

Using and testing a conceptual model that draws on social science and particularly social movement theory, this volume examines public support for al-Qa'ida's transnational jihadist movement, the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey, and the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) (-), Rand Corporation
Otros Autores: Davis, Paul K., 1943- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation 2012.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series
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Sumario:Using and testing a conceptual model that draws on social science and particularly social movement theory, this volume examines public support for al-Qa'ida's transnational jihadist movement, the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey, and the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The authors discuss which factors were most salient across cases, how their importance varied in each case, and how this understanding can inform strategy.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (271 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-232).
ISBN:9780833058768
9780833058775