Social Science for Counterterrorism - RAND
Social Science for Counterterrorism: Putting the Pieces Together, Edited by Paul K. Davis, Kim Cragin. The RAND Corporation, 2009. (540 Page PDF)
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The authors report on an aggressively interdisciplinary project to survey and integrate the scholarly social-science literature relevant to counterterrorism. They draw on literature from numerous disciplines, both qualitative and quantitative, and then use high-level conceptual models to pull the pieces together. In their monograph, they identify points of agreement and disagreement and point out instances in which disagreements merely reflect difference of research context or perspective. Priorities for further research are suggested and improved ways to frame questions for research and analysis are identified. The questions addressed relate to how terrorism arises, why some individuals become terrorists, how terrorists generate public support, how terrorist organizations make decisions, how terrorism declines, why individuals disengage, and how strategic communications can be more or less effective.
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Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction
Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin
Chapter Two:
The Root Causes of Terrorism
Darcy M.E. Noricks
Chapter Three:
Why and How Some People Become Terrorists
Todd C. Helmus
Chapter Four:
How Do Terrorists Generate and Maintain Support?
Christopher Paul
Chapter Five:
The Economics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism: What Matters and Is Rational-Choice Theory Helpful?
Claude Berrebi
Chapter Six:
Organizational Decisionmaking by Terrorist Groups
Brian A. Jackson
Chapter Seven:
How Does Terrorism End?
Gaga Gvineria
Chapter Eight:
Disengagement and Deradicalization: Processes and Programs
Darcy M.E. Noricks
Chapter Nine:
Social-Science Foundations for Strategic Communications in the Global War on Terrorism
Michael Egner
Chapter Ten:
Cross-Cutting Observations and Some Implications for Policymakers
Kim Cragin
Chapter Eleven:
Representing Social-Science Knowledge Analytically
Paul K. Davis
Chapter Twelve:
Conclusions
Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin
Appendix A:
About the Authors
Appendix B:
Analytic Measures for Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency
Benjamin Bahney
