TY - CHAP
T1 - A comparative analysis of homegrown terrorism
AU - Hinkkainen, Kaisa
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Purpose - An investigation of parallels between homegrown, international, and domestic terrorism. Methodology/approach - A comparative method is used to analyze data from two main sources, ITERATE data on international and the TWEED data on domestic terrorism. The similarities are tested in various dimensions - target types, severity, and the method of the attacks. Findings - Homegrown terrorism is inherently motivated by domestic issues. Moreover, variables of ethnic heterogeneity, political inclusiveness of fringe groups, and problems in the democratization process are good predictors of the occurrence of other forms of domestic and homegrown terrorism alike. Research limitations/implications - Number of observable cases of homegrown terrorism are low. The two main datasets have potentially overlapping incidents. Originality/value - Provides and operational definition of homegrown terrorism and test empirically the similarity between homegrown and other types of terrorisms.
AB - Purpose - An investigation of parallels between homegrown, international, and domestic terrorism. Methodology/approach - A comparative method is used to analyze data from two main sources, ITERATE data on international and the TWEED data on domestic terrorism. The similarities are tested in various dimensions - target types, severity, and the method of the attacks. Findings - Homegrown terrorism is inherently motivated by domestic issues. Moreover, variables of ethnic heterogeneity, political inclusiveness of fringe groups, and problems in the democratization process are good predictors of the occurrence of other forms of domestic and homegrown terrorism alike. Research limitations/implications - Number of observable cases of homegrown terrorism are low. The two main datasets have potentially overlapping incidents. Originality/value - Provides and operational definition of homegrown terrorism and test empirically the similarity between homegrown and other types of terrorisms.
KW - Domestic terrorism
KW - Homegrown terrorism
KW - International terrorism
KW - Rational choice
KW - Terrorist targeting
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901432784&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S1572-8323(2014)0000022014
DO - 10.1108/S1572-8323(2014)0000022014
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84901432784
SN - 9781783508273
T3 - Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development
SP - 193
EP - 216
BT - Understanding Terrorism
PB - Elsevier
ER -