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The Organization of Terror: Patterns of Recruitment, Allegiance, and Support Networks in Transnational Terrorist Groups |
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Terrorism is a strategy designed to further a political agenda by a system of violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets, thereby instilling fear and intimidation among a wider audience. A decision to utilize this strategy reflects a group's goals and its ability to recruit. Drawing on principal-agent analysis of participation and incentive compatibility constraints and the analytical tradition of rent-seeking contests, a model is developed to demonstrate that the structure of the allocation of non-pecuniary rewards plays an important role in determining military success, deterring defection within the terrorist group, and shaping recruitment. By examining the organizational structure, we can better understand patterns of recruitment and allegiance of terrorist groups. |
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Name: International Studies Association
URL: http://www.isanet.org
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MLA Citation:
| Gates, Scott. "The Organization of Terror: Patterns of Recruitment, Allegiance, and Support Networks in Transnational Terrorist Groups" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Mar 17, 2004 <Not Available>. 2008-10-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p74136_index.html> |
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| Gates, S. G. , 2004-03-17 "The Organization of Terror: Patterns of Recruitment, Allegiance, and Support Networks in Transnational Terrorist Groups" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online <.PDF>. 2008-10-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p74136_index.html |
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Abstract: Terrorism is a strategy designed to further a political agenda by a system of violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets, thereby instilling fear and intimidation among a wider audience. A decision to utilize this strategy reflects a group's goals and its ability to recruit. Drawing on principal-agent analysis of participation and incentive compatibility constraints and the analytical tradition of rent-seeking contests, a model is developed to demonstrate that the structure of the allocation of non-pecuniary rewards plays an important role in determining military success, deterring defection within the terrorist group, and shaping recruitment. By examining the organizational structure, we can better understand patterns of recruitment and allegiance of terrorist groups. |
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| Draft. Please do not cite without permission. The Organization of Terror: Patterns of Recruitment Allegiance and Support Networks in Terrorist Groups Scott Gates Center for the Study of Civil War (CSCW) International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU) e-mail: scott@prio.no Abstract: Terrorism is a strategy designed to further a political agenda by a system of violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets thereby instilling fear and intimidation among a wider audience. A decision to utilize |
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