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The Psychology of Terrorism

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Routledge, 2005 - Political Science - 199 pages

To understand the psychology of those who engage in terrorism, John Horgan draws on interviews with terrorists and analyzes current evidence to argue that only by asking the right questions about this complex problem, and by answering them with evidence, can we truly begin to understand the nature of terrorism and respond effectively. Consequently this book presents a critical analysis of our existing knowledge and understanding of terrorist psychology, and in doing so, highlights the substantial shortcomings and limitations of the nature and direction of current research.

This new volume presents a unique model of involvement and engagement in terrorism by considering it as a process and exploring three distinct phases of the making of a terrorist: becoming involved, remaining involved (or 'being' a terrorist), and leaving terrorism behind. Despite the ongoing search for a terrorist personality, the most insightful and evidence-based research to date not only illustrates the lack of any identifiable psychopathology in terrorists, but demonstrates how frighteningly 'normal' and unremarkable in psychological terms are those who engage in terrorist activity.
By producing a clearer picture of the complex processes that impinge upon the individual terrorist, a different type of terrorist psychology emerges, one which has controversial implications for efforts at countering terrorism in today's world.
The book concludes with what this new psychology of terrorism means for understanding the terrorist and highlights what both researchers and the broader community can do to realistically engage the terrorist threat.

  

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User Review  - Jens - Goodreads

Also read this for the class "Terrorist Cells - Infiltrating and disrupting terrorist networks." Arguments were poorly organized and he referenced other obscure academic works ad nauseam. Read full review

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User Review - Goodreads

Horgan gives a balanced perspective to the often politically clouded world of terrorist literature. His insight into the psychology of terrorism is up there with Crenshaw and Silke - he focuses on the ...

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Tangled Roots: Social and Psychological Factors in the Genesis of ...
Crusades and Jihads: An Existential Psychological Perspective on the Psychology of Terrorism and Political. Extremism / T. Pyszczynski, A. Abdollahi, ...
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The Psychology of Terrorism, John Horgan (Frank Cass), 2005 (please note this IS NOT available at the bookstore, you must purchase it online through Amazon ...
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Schwab (Eds.), The psychology of terrorism (vol. 2, pp. 193-223). Westport, CT: Praeger. Horgan, J. (2003). The search for a terrorist personality. ...
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John Horgan, From Profiles to Pathways: The Road to Recruitment ...
(4)John Horgan, The Psychology of Terrorism (New York: Routledge, 2005). (5)This issue and its implications are discussed in detail in M. Taylor and J. ...
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Terrorism Between ‘‘Syndrome’’ and ‘‘Tool’’
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Powell's Books - The Psychology of Terrorism (Cass Series on ...
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STOUT CHRIS, The Psychology of terrorism: clinical aspects and responses (vol. 2), Praeger, Westport (CT), 2002. STOUT CHRIS, The Psychology of terrorism: ...
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About the author (2005)

Professor John Horgan lectures in Psychology at the Department of Applied Psychology, University College Cork.

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