On Terrorists and Terrorism

Abstract

This Rand Note examines a variety of aspects of terrorists and terrorism. It attempts to define the terrorists and to gauge their motivations; it examines their socioeconomic backgrounds and their driving ideologies; and it probes into elements that may aid the cohesion of terrorist groups, as well as at elements that drive toward disintegration. The purpose of the inquiry is not simply to sum up certain things that have been learned about terrorists and terrorism, but also to investigate what aspects of the problem have been studied in various parts of the world, what methods have been used, who has performed the studies, and what conclusions have been reached. The Note aims to show how Rand's efforts in the domain of terrorism research are to some extent geared to the efforts of others who are also attempting to refine and further develop methodologies for studying this subject.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA483817

Entities

People

  • Konrad Kellen

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Cohesion
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Disintegration
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Monitoring
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design