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The psychology of strategic terrorism : public and government responses to attack / Ben Sheppard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheppard, Ben.
- Series:
- Contemporary terrorism studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Psychological aspects.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Government policy.
- Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
- Contents:
- The case studies 5
- 2 Overview of the key disciplines 8
- International relations - terrorism 8
- Psychiatry 15
- Psychology - risk analysis 18
- 3 Methodological approach 36
- The choice of case studies 36
- Case study structure 37
- Assumptions investigated 39
- 4 Israel and the Scud missile attacks during the 1991 Gulf War 44
- Background and overview 45
- Strategic and political objectives 47
- Political effects 48
- Effects of proximity and time 49
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes 53
- Risk communication 55
- Risk perception 56
- Risk amplification 61
- 5 The Tokyo sarin attack 69
- Strategic and political objectives 71
- Overview of the attack 72
- Political effects 73
- Effects of proximity and time 76
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes 80
- Risk communication 82
- Risk perception 85
- Risk amplification 87
- 6 September 11 attacks 92
- Strategic and political objectives 94
- Overview of the attack 95
- Political effects 97
- Effects of proximity and time 98
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes 106
- Risk communication 110
- Risk perception 120
- Risk amplification 122
- 7 2001 anthrax attacks 131
- Background and overview 132
- Strategic and political objectives 133
- Political effects 134
- Effects of proximity and time 134
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes 136
- Risk communication 139
- Risk perception 149
- Risk amplification 151
- 8 Israel and the Second Intifada 156
- Strategic and political objectives 158
- Overview of the attacks 160
- Political effects 160
- Effects of proximity and time 161
- Changes in behaviours and attitudes 168
- Risk communication 170
- Risk perception 171
- Risk amplification 175
- Key assumptions re-examined 180
- Comparison of the key assumptions across the case studies 184
- Evidence from two further terrorism case studies 184
- Contributions to the key fields 196
- Policy recommendations 200.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415471954
- 0415471958
- 9780203889787
- 0203889789
- OCLC:
- 222250259
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