Understanding Terror Networks

Sageman, Marc

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“…Kruglanski et al, 2009) suggest that there can be singular motives (Hassan, 2001;Pape, 2005;Sageman, 2004) but also more complex combinations of motives with an interplay of multiple motivational drivers such as honour, dedication to the leader, social status, group pressure, personal significance (Bloom, 2005), lack of alternative prospects, poverty, moral obligation or the need to belong (Stern, 2003). …”

Section: Forms Of Danger: Terrorism and Conventional Crimementioning

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How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

Faeth

Kittler

2017

JGM

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Purpose: This study investigates the differing perceptions of fear of expatriates operating in terror-exposed Nairobi and the high-crime environment of Johannesburg and its impact on stress and wellbeing. It illustrates how expatriates cope with the challenges associated with these two regions.Design, methodology, approach: Following an interpretative and inductive research approach, qualitative content analyses were conducted using evidence from in-depth interviews with twelve expatriates in senior management or officer positions within a large global organisation, with respondents based in South Africa and Kenya.Findings: Data suggest that expatriates in the more terrorism exposed context perceive fear less strongly than expatriates in environments categorised by high degrees of conventional crime.Fear seems to relate to physical wellbeing via restricted freedom of movement, but there is little evidence that fear affects mental wellbeing. The study finds that respondents in terror-exposed Nairobi tend to engage more in avoidance-oriented coping strategies, whereas their counterparts in the high-crime environment of Johannesburg predominantly rely on problemfocused coping.Originality, value: This study develops a distinction between terror and conventional crime and contributes with practical insights for assignments into dangerous work environments. The geographic lens of the study provides an in-depth look at expatriation challenges in an arguably neglected regional context. Practical implications: The qualitative design allows practitioners to better understand expatriates' perceptions of fear, its consequences for stress and wellbeing and potential coping strategies expatriates employ. It discusses a set of practical recommendations focussing on the deployment of expatriates assigned to dangerous locations.

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Section: Forms Of Danger: Terrorism and Conventional Crimementioning

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How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

Faeth

Kittler

2017

JGM

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“…56 Of the PIRA sample, those from the North were less likely to be married (37.2%) compared to their Southern (51.9%) and English-based operatives (52.6%). There is no link between the rising recruitment age and the marriage levels across the five phases.…”

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“…These include studies on al-Qaeda, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), foreign fighters in Iraq, and Colombian, Pakistani, Palestinian, and South-East Asian militants. 5 Collectively, such approaches provide an empirical basis for hypothesis testing about those who join terrorist movements such as when, where, and how they became involved, the activities they took part in, how they fit into a wider networked structure, and how they ultimately disengaged.…”

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Who Were the Volunteers?¹The Shifting Sociological and Operational Profile of 1240 Provisional Irish Republican Army Members

Gill

Horgan

2013

Terrorism and Political Violence

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This article presents an empirical analysis of a unique dataset of 1240 former members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). We highlight the shifting sociological and operational profile of PIRA's cadre, and highlight these dynamics in conjunction with primary PIRA documents and secondary interview sources. The effect of these changes in terms of the scale and intensity of PIRA violence is also considered. Although this is primarily a study of a disbanded violent organization, it contains broad policy implications beyond the contemporary violence of dissident movements in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. We conclude with a consideration of how a shifting sociological profile impacts upon group effectiveness, resilience, homogeneity, and the turn toward peaceful means of contention.

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“…Others believe it involves "mentorship" as a key motivator to influence beliefs and actions, referred to as mentorship (Whitelaw, 2009;Sageman, 2004). Under this theory, the individual proactively researches and consumes information that shapes the radicalization process, however, the person's ideological direction is influenced by a mentor who reinforces the belief system.…”

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Law enforcement intelligence: implications for self-radicalized terrorism

Carter

2012

Police Practice and Research

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A series of tragic events over the last three years has further strengthened the emerging preventative and proactive philosophies adopted by U.S. law enforcement post-September 11, 2001. Law enforcement and the American public now have a heightened awareness of homegrown terrorism. While these terrorist actors operate independent of traditional terrorist networks and groups, they are often influenced by such groups throughout a process where they enter as a non-violent individual and exit as a violent "true believer". Efforts by law enforcement to mitigate or prevent such threats rely on the implementation of intelligence-led policing practices. Central to these practices is the input of raw information into the intelligence cycle. This article will discuss the importance and application of suspicious activity reporting as it impacts law enforcement intelligence practices to prevent threats from self-radicalized terrorism.

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Understanding Terror Networks

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How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

Who Were the Volunteers?¹The Shifting Sociological and Operational Profile of 1240 Provisional Irish Republican Army Members

Law enforcement intelligence: implications for self-radicalized terrorism

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