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Countering terrorism [electronic resource] : psychosocial strategies / edited by Updesh Kumar, Manas K. Mandal.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Psychological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (469 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Countering Terrorism: Psychosocial Strategies contextualizes the issues related to terrorism and places the discourse within the ambit of sociocultural theories. The book goes beyond the obvious and commonsensical notions and discusses the relevant issues from interdisciplinary perspectives, informed by theoretical stances of not only psychological sciences, but other social sciences like political science, criminology, military, and sociology as well. The volume contains 18 chapters by expert authors with diverse cultural backgrounds and provides a wide ranging canvas for multif
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Section I: Understanding Terrorism: Psychosocial Issues; 1 - Terrorism: A Conceptual Framework; 2 - Terrorism: Psychological Issues; 3 - Sociocultural Aspects of Terrorism; 4 - The Sociopsychological Impact of Terrorism: Key Concepts,Research, and Theory; 5 - The Behavioral Profile of a Terrorist: Theoretical and Empirical Observations; 6 - Understanding Terrorist Groups; 7 - The Leadership Puzzle in Terrorism Study; 8 - Bioterrorism: Psychological Implications of Biological Weapons Agents and Mass Contagion
- 9 - The Role of the Media in Propagating TerrorismSection II: Countering Terrorism: Psychosocial Avenues; 10 - Terrorist Motives: A Reassessment of the Conventional Wisdom; 11 - Rational Choice and Terrorist Target Selection; 12 - Impact of Virtual World in Creation and Sustenance of Terrorists; 13 - Risk Assessment in Counterterrorism; 14 - Strategic Interrogation: Interviewing Terrorist Suspects; 15 - Educating People to Counterterrorism: "Cognitive Immunization" against Violent Extremism in Indonesia
- 16 - How Policies Impacting Intergroup Relations May Escalate or De-escalate Political Aggression17 - The Role of Strategic Information Operations in Countering Terrorism; 18 - Psychospiritual Basis of Understanding, Prevention, and Control of Violence and Terrorism; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-93983-5
- 81-321-1112-5
- OCLC:
- 824698856
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