Evaluating the Political Rationality of Terrorist Groups

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-658-11538-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 273 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

This book improves our understanding of terrorists’ motivations and rationality and may, ultimately, also indicate how to respond to the phenomenon of terrorism. In his research studies, Eric van Um explores the political rationality of terrorist groups. The political rationality model builds on rational choice theory. It demands that terrorist groups take into account the costs and benefits of their available options and choose the option promising them the highest political utility. Testing the explanatory power of this model is relevant, as rational choice approaches have become very prominent in terrorism research. But, at the same time, their empirical power remains highly contested. Increased knowledge of the political rationality model not only promises added value for terrorism research itself, but also for social sciences more generally.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Um, Eric van

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Terrorists’ Psychological and Economic Rationality.- Terrorists’ Motives.- The Puzzle of Inter-Terrorist Group Violence.- The Puzzle of Terrorist Groups’ Political Ineffectiveness.- Testing the Explanatory Power of the Political Rationality Model.

Über Autor(innen)

Eric van Um received his doctorate degree from the University of  Hamburg in 2015. His research focus is on security economics, international security, and political violence.