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

Publication Info. Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (1 online resource (liii, 486 pages)) : color illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Rand Corporation monograph series
Rand Corporation monograph series.
Note Source of title: PDF title page (viewed May 28, 2009).
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
"MG-849-OSD."
Summary Employs an interdisciplinary, social science approach to various counterterrorism questions, problems, and policies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction / Paul K. Davis and Kim Cragin -- 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 -- 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.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details 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
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Terrorism -- Social aspects.
Terrorism -- Social aspects.
Terrorism -- Prevention.
Terrorism -- Prevention.
Terrorism -- Research.
Terrorism -- Research.
Terrorism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Davis, Paul K., 1943-
Noricks, Darcy.
Cragin, Kim.
Other Form: Print version: Social science for counterterrorism. Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2009 9780833047069 (DLC) 2009017803 (OCoLC)320621589
ISBN 9780833047601 (electronic book)
0833047604 (electronic book)
9780833047069 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
083304706X (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Report No. RAND/MG-849-OSD