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Title Social science for counterterrorism : putting the pieces together / Paul K. Davis, Kim Cragin, editors ; Darcy Noricks [and others]
Published Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (liii, 486 pages) : color illustrations
Series Rand Corporation monograph series
Rand Corporation monograph series.
Contents Introduction / Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin -- The root causes of terrorism / Darcy M.E. Noricks -- Why and how some people become terrorists / Todd C. Helmus -- How do terrorists generate and maintain support? / Christopher Paul -- The economics of terrorism and counterterrorism : what matters and is rational-choice theory helpful? / Claude Berrebi -- Organizational decisionmaking by terrorist groups / Brian A. Jackson -- How does terrorism end? / Gaga Gvineria -- Disengagement and deradicalization : processes and programs / Darcy M.E. Noricks -- Social-science foundations for strategic communications in the Global War on Terrorism / Michael Egner -- Cross-cutting observations and some implications for policymakers / Kim Cragin -- Representing social-science knowledge analytically / Paul K. Davis -- Conclusions / Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin
Summary Employs an interdisciplinary, social science approach to various counterterrorism questions, problems, and policies
Notes Source of title: PDF title page (viewed May 28, 2009)
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
"MG-849-OSD."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
English
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Subject Terrorism -- Social aspects
Terrorism -- Prevention.
Terrorism -- Research
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
TECHNOLOGY -- Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security.
Terrorism -- Prevention
Terrorism -- Research
Terrorism -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Davis, Paul K., 1943-
Noricks, Darcy.
Cragin, Kim.
LC no. 2009017803
ISBN 9780833047601
0833047604