Understanding terrorism : a socio-economic perspective / / edited by Raul Caruso, Andrea Locatelli

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, England : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.325165
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CarusoR <1972-> (Raul) LocatelliAndrea <1974->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM: A SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS TERRORISM? CONCEPTS, DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS; INTRODUCTION; WHY BOTHER DEFINING TERRORISM?; BACKGROUND CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIZED CONCEPT; CLASSIFICATIONS AND TYPOLOGIES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: A CONCISE LIST OF PREVIOUS DEFINITIONS OF TERRORISM (ADAPTED FROM SCHMID, 2011, PP. 99FF); CHAPTER 2 ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF TERRORISM; INTRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF TERRORISM: THEORY ; ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF TERRORISM: EVIDENCEDISCUSSION AND FUTURE RESEARCH; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 MODELING TERROR ATTACKS: ACROSS-NATIONAL, OUT-OF-SAMPLE STUDY; INTRODUCTION; A BRIEF TOUR OF THE EMPIRICAL MODEL; DESIGNING THE FORECAST; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 MEASURING SECURITY; INTRODUCTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MODELLING SECURITY; MEASURING SECURITY IN PRACTICE; REQUIREMENTS OF A UNIVERSAL SECURITY INDICATOR; CONCLUSION; NOTE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 MEASURING TERRORISM WITH THE GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX; INTRODUCTION ; PRINCIPLES FOR COMPOSITE INDICES AND WHY A COMPOSITE MEASURE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM IS NECESSARYMETHODOLOGY OVERVIEW; DATA SOURCES AND DEFINITION; INDICATORS; WEIGHTINGS OF THE INDICATORS; POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INDEX; NOTES; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX RANKS AND SCORES - 2011; CHAPTER 6 TERRORISM AND ECONOMIC SENTIMENT IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; INTRODUCTION; DATA AND METHODOLOGY; THE FINDINGS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 TERRORISM AS ""A POLITICAL WORLD"":IDENTITY, STRATEGY, VALUES; INTRODUCTION; IN THE MIND OF THE TERRORIST ; THE STRATEGIC LOGIC OF TERRORISMTERRORISM AND AXIOLOGICAL RATIONALITY; TERRORISM AS A POLITICAL WORLD; THE MAKING OF IDENTITIES IN A POLITICAL WORLD; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LONE WOLF TERRORISM; INTRODUCTION; THE DISECONOMIES OF TERRORISM; THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICES OF THE LONE WOLF TERRORIST; THE LONE WOLF TERRORIST'S ATTACK METHODS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHOICES; PURSUING THE LONE WOLF TERRORIST; THE 'COPYCAT' LONE WOLF TERRORIST ACT; CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; CHAPTER 9 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HOMEGROWN TERRORISM ; INTRODUCTIONDEFINITION OF HOMEGROWN TERRORISM; THEORY OF SIMILARITY IN TARGETING; DATA; EMPIRICS; DISCUSSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10 CLOSE TO THE EDGE: CYBERTERRORISM TODAY; INTRODUCTION; "HARD-ROCK" CYBERTERRORISM; CYBERTERRORISM "LITE"; CONCLUSIONS: WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11 SOME INSIGHTS ON THE LINK BETWEEN TERRORISM, ORGANISED CRIME AND 'NEW WARS'; INTRODUCTION; CHANGES IN CONTEMPORARY ARMED CONFLICTS; LINKING TERRORISM TO ORGANISED CRIME; ILLICIT ACTIVITIES OF TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES
• Sommario/riassunto: Understanding the multi-disciplinary nature of terrorism requires a concerted effort by social sciences - in particular, economics and political science.In this volume, renowned scholars show how their individual perspectives can contribute to a broader understanding of the issue at stake.
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding terrorism
• ISBN: 1-78350-828-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464199503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ; ; v. 22.