Christopher Hewitt
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 102139 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Christopher Hewitt |
| NOMBRES | Christopher |
| APELLIDO | Hewitt |
| FIRMA | HEWITT C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 249 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1974 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
Coupled human-natural system impacts of a winter weather whiplash event
In October 2011, the Halloween Nor’easter produced unusually early and heavy snowfall while leaves were still on the trees, causing extensive damage throughout the northeastern United States. This storm is an example of winter weather whiplash, in which an abrupt, back-and-forth swing in winter weather affects coupled human and natural systems. Research on the social-ecological drivers and impacts of winter weather whiplash is scarce because most…
Jeffrey D. Simon. Lone Wolf Terrorism
Amherst NY: Prometheus Books, 2013. 335 pp., $26.00 cloth. ISBN: 978-1-61614-646-7. The book offers an overview and analysis of lone wolf terrorism. It examines who the lone wolves are, what motiva
Law Enforcement Tactics and Their Effectiveness in Dealing With American Terrorism
The article examines law-enforcement activities in 20 cases of terrorism and 38 cases of terrorism prevention, using published records. It proposes a seven-fold classification of police actions and examines which tactics were successful in identifying and apprehending perpetrators. Overall, in capturing those responsible for terrorist attacks, the most successful tactics were routine policing, the use of informers, and information provided by the…
Foreign Fighters in Iraq
Statistics on the national origin of almost one thousand killed and captured foreign fighters in Iraq reveal noticeable differences among Muslim majority countries in their jihadism rate (number of fighters/million population). These cross-national differences are used to test different theories as to the causes of Islamist extremism. The findings do not support those theories which see the cause of jihadism in the political and economic failures…
Understanding Terrorism in America
Christopher Hewitt's comprehensive book surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. He also examines the organizational structure of terrorist networks, how they are financed and their ideological agendas. Groups covered include: Islamic fundamentalists, white and black racists, black nationalists, revolutionary communists, neo-Nazis, militant Jewish groups, anti-abortionists and émigré groups. This book …
Understanding Terrorism in America
The political context of terrorism in America
This article examines the political context of four waves of terrorism in the United States: by White racists in the South during the civil rights period, by Black militants in the late 1960s and early 1970s, by left‐wing revolutionaries in the 1970s, and by contemporary anti‐abortion extremists. Two alternative theories are considered; that citizens resort to violence because their views and interests are ignored by politicians; and that politic…
Patterns of American terrorism 1955-1998
Although the Oklahoma City Bombing of 1995 which killed 168 people was the most devastating terrorist attack on American soil, terrorism‐related deaths have occurred almost every year since 1955. A distinctive feature of American terrorism is the ideological diversity of perpetrators. White racists are responsible for over a third of the deaths, and black militants have claimed almost as many. Almost all of the remaining deaths are attributable t…
Homosexual demography
Using both national surveys and surveys of self‐identified gay men in the United States, the numbers, age distribution, life expectancy, and marital status of men who have sex with men is examined. It is concluded that five types can be distinguished: open preferential, repressed preferential, bisexual, experimental, and situational. These five categories have different patterns of sexual behavior, and the numbers in each category are influenced …
Estimating the Number of Homeless
In the 1980s several estimates were made of the size of the homeless population nationwide. An examination of these estimates shows that claims by advocacy groups that 2–3 million persons were homeless on any night were unjustified. Instead, social scientific studies agree that the number is probably about 300,000–500,000. This discrepancy tests the ability of the media to distinguish between good social science research and mere guesstimates. An…
The spread of HIV into the general population of the USA
The Socioeconomic Position of Gay Men
A bstract Using data from national surveys, studies of gay men , and obituaries , the socio‐economic position of gay men is examined. The evidence shows that gay men have higher incomes than heterosexual men, and that they are highly concentrated in certain occupations. The difference between the occupational distribution of gay and straight men is as great as that between men and women. The economic position of gay men appears to result from sev…
Some skeptical comments on large cross‐national studies
Terrorism and public opinion
This article examines public attitudes towards terrorism in five countries: Uruguay, Spain, Italy, Germany and Northern Ireland. It analyzes public concern over terrorism, images of the terrorists, support for the terrorists' goals, and public approval of anti‐terrorist measures. There are significant differences between nationalist and revolutionary terrorism. Nationalist terrorists have a high degree of support from an ethnic constituency, whil…
The costs of terrorism
This paper examines the direct economic costs of terrorism (criminal self‐financing, property damage, deaths and injuries, increased security expenditures) in six societies. The analysis shows that the costs of terrorism vary significantly among countries, both absolutely and as regards the pattern of costs. The study concludes that although terrorism has resulted in significant costs, in most societies its direct economic impacts are less than t…
Equality
Explaining Violence in Northern Ireland
I am not quite sure how to respond to Professor Kovalcheck's first section in which he claims that my thesis is not clearly stated, and that I 'wandered around selecting theses at random'. Strangely he makes no attempt to document any way in which my thesis is ambiguous nor specify any point at which it changes. Indeed his first sentence presents my position quite adequately. I shall discuss his objections under four headings
Catholic Grievances and Violence in Northern Ireland
Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Since O'Hearn misrepresents and oversimplifies my thesis let me restate it, before replying to the specific issues he raises. I argue that, contrary to most interpretations, the Northern Irish disturbances of 1968 were caused by Catholic Nationalism rather than by discrimination against Catholics. I do not claim that there was no discrimination against Catholics; what I argue is that the extent and severity of this discrimination have been greatl…
Understanding Violence
Catholic Grievances, Catholic Nationalism and Violence in Northern Ireland during the Civil Rights Period
This paper considers the causes of thc violence that occurred in Northern Ireland from 1968 to early 1971; from the start of the campaign by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) until the opening of the campaign by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Two explanations have been offered for why violence took place during this period. The most popular explanation put forward by journalists, academics, commissions of inquiry…
Reply to Jackman
Rioting in Northern Ireland
This article addresses empirically the effects of three different policy approachesreformist, repressive, and constitutional-to reducing the level of rioting in Northern Ireland over the 1968-1973 period. The analysis shows that none of these policy approaches is singularly successful in decreasing monthly levels of rioting. Furthermore, a given policy's effects on violent activity is shown to vary depending on the group involved in the rioting, …
Participation and Political Equality
Reply to Stack
The Effect of Political Democracy and Social Democracy on Equality in Industrial Societies
Pulzer, Peter 1967 Political Representation and Elections. New York: Praeger. Ragin, Charles 1976 Review of Michael Hechter, 'Internal Colonialism: The Celtic Fringe in British National Development.' Social Forces 55:553-4. Rokkan, Stein 1967 Geography, religion, and social class: crosscutting cleavages in Norwegian polities. Pp. 367-44 in S. Lipset and S. Rokkan (eds), Party Systems and Voter Alignments. New York: Free Press
Catholic Grievances, Catholic Nationalism and Violence in Northern Ireland during the Civil Rights Period
This paper considers the causes of thc violence that occurred in Northern Ireland from 1968 to early 1971; from the start of the campaign by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) until the opening of the campaign by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Two explanations have been offered for why violence took place during this period. The most popular explanation put forward by journalists, academics, commissions of inquiry…
Estimating the Number of Homeless
In the 1980s several estimates were made of the size of the homeless population nationwide. An examination of these estimates shows that claims by advocacy groups that 2–3 million persons were homeless on any night were unjustified. Instead, social scientific studies agree that the number is probably about 300,000–500,000. This discrepancy tests the ability of the media to distinguish between good social science research and mere guesstimates. An…
The Socioeconomic Position of Gay Men
A bstract Using data from national surveys, studies of gay men , and obituaries , the socio‐economic position of gay men is examined. The evidence shows that gay men have higher incomes than heterosexual men, and that they are highly concentrated in certain occupations. The difference between the occupational distribution of gay and straight men is as great as that between men and women. The economic position of gay men appears to result from sev…
Homosexual demography
Using both national surveys and surveys of self‐identified gay men in the United States, the numbers, age distribution, life expectancy, and marital status of men who have sex with men is examined. It is concluded that five types can be distinguished: open preferential, repressed preferential, bisexual, experimental, and situational. These five categories have different patterns of sexual behavior, and the numbers in each category are influenced …
Rioting in Northern Ireland
This article addresses empirically the effects of three different policy approachesreformist, repressive, and constitutional-to reducing the level of rioting in Northern Ireland over the 1968-1973 period. The analysis shows that none of these policy approaches is singularly successful in decreasing monthly levels of rioting. Furthermore, a given policy's effects on violent activity is shown to vary depending on the group involved in the rioting, …
Policy-making in Postwar Britain
In the study of power structures, whether of the local community or the national society, three main approaches have been proposed: the reputational, the sociology of leadership and the issue approaches. Of these the least popular in practice is the last-named, which would attempt to discover ‘who rules?’ through an analysis of actual decision-making in a series of issues. This is particularly true of studies of national power, where evidence on …
Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Since O'Hearn misrepresents and oversimplifies my thesis let me restate it, before replying to the specific issues he raises. I argue that, contrary to most interpretations, the Northern Irish disturbances of 1968 were caused by Catholic Nationalism rather than by discrimination against Catholics. I do not claim that there was no discrimination against Catholics; what I argue is that the extent and severity of this discrimination have been greatl…
Foreign Fighters in Iraq
Statistics on the national origin of almost one thousand killed and captured foreign fighters in Iraq reveal noticeable differences among Muslim majority countries in their jihadism rate (number of fighters/million population). These cross-national differences are used to test different theories as to the causes of Islamist extremism. The findings do not support those theories which see the cause of jihadism in the political and economic failures…
Catholic Grievances and Violence in Northern Ireland
Majorities and Minorities
Although violent conflict between ethnic groups occurs in many societies, its severity varies consider ably. Some societies, such as Lebanon or Cyprus, have experienced protracted conflict which has taken many lives. In other societies, such as Switzerland or Finland, ethnic conflict has been of little importance in recent decades. The political, economic, and demographic situation in 19 multi-ethnic societies is examined to see whether any patte…
Terrorism and public opinion
This article examines public attitudes towards terrorism in five countries: Uruguay, Spain, Italy, Germany and Northern Ireland. It analyzes public concern over terrorism, images of the terrorists, support for the terrorists' goals, and public approval of anti‐terrorist measures. There are significant differences between nationalist and revolutionary terrorism. Nationalist terrorists have a high degree of support from an ethnic constituency, whil…
Explaining Violence in Northern Ireland
I am not quite sure how to respond to Professor Kovalcheck's first section in which he claims that my thesis is not clearly stated, and that I 'wandered around selecting theses at random'. Strangely he makes no attempt to document any way in which my thesis is ambiguous nor specify any point at which it changes. Indeed his first sentence presents my position quite adequately. I shall discuss his objections under four headings
The political context of terrorism in America
This article examines the political context of four waves of terrorism in the United States: by White racists in the South during the civil rights period, by Black militants in the late 1960s and early 1970s, by left‐wing revolutionaries in the 1970s, and by contemporary anti‐abortion extremists. Two alternative theories are considered; that citizens resort to violence because their views and interests are ignored by politicians; and that politic…
Law Enforcement Tactics and Their Effectiveness in Dealing With American Terrorism
The article examines law-enforcement activities in 20 cases of terrorism and 38 cases of terrorism prevention, using published records. It proposes a seven-fold classification of police actions and examines which tactics were successful in identifying and apprehending perpetrators. Overall, in capturing those responsible for terrorist attacks, the most successful tactics were routine policing, the use of informers, and information provided by the…
Patterns of American terrorism 1955-1998
Although the Oklahoma City Bombing of 1995 which killed 168 people was the most devastating terrorist attack on American soil, terrorism‐related deaths have occurred almost every year since 1955. A distinctive feature of American terrorism is the ideological diversity of perpetrators. White racists are responsible for over a third of the deaths, and black militants have claimed almost as many. Almost all of the remaining deaths are attributable t…
Some skeptical comments on large cross‐national studies
Reply to Jackman
Reply to Stack
Policy-making in Postwar Britain
In the study of power structures, whether of the local community or the national society, three main approaches have been proposed: the reputational, the sociology of leadership and the issue approaches. Of these the least popular in practice is the last-named, which would attempt to discover ‘who rules?’ through an analysis of actual decision-making in a series of issues. This is particularly true of studies of national power, where evidence on …
Pluralism in British Policy-Making
The elitist-pluralist controversy is a long and complex one and most participants in the debate will readily acknowledge that there are several distinct though related questions ‘at issue’. It is equally apparent that a great variety of concepts has been used by those who have written on the subject and that the definition and usage of these concepts is in no way standardized
Majorities and Minorities
Although violent conflict between ethnic groups occurs in many societies, its severity varies consider ably. Some societies, such as Lebanon or Cyprus, have experienced protracted conflict which has taken many lives. In other societies, such as Switzerland or Finland, ethnic conflict has been of little importance in recent decades. The political, economic, and demographic situation in 19 multi-ethnic societies is examined to see whether any patte…
The Effect of Political Democracy and Social Democracy on Equality in Industrial Societies
Pulzer, Peter 1967 Political Representation and Elections. New York: Praeger. Ragin, Charles 1976 Review of Michael Hechter, 'Internal Colonialism: The Celtic Fringe in British National Development.' Social Forces 55:553-4. Rokkan, Stein 1967 Geography, religion, and social class: crosscutting cleavages in Norwegian polities. Pp. 367-44 in S. Lipset and S. Rokkan (eds), Party Systems and Voter Alignments. New York: Free Press
Reply to Stack
Reply to Jackman
Rioting in Northern Ireland
This article addresses empirically the effects of three different policy approachesreformist, repressive, and constitutional-to reducing the level of rioting in Northern Ireland over the 1968-1973 period. The analysis shows that none of these policy approaches is singularly successful in decreasing monthly levels of rioting. Furthermore, a given policy's effects on violent activity is shown to vary depending on the group involved in the rioting, …
Participation and Political Equality
Catholic Grievances, Catholic Nationalism and Violence in Northern Ireland during the Civil Rights Period
This paper considers the causes of thc violence that occurred in Northern Ireland from 1968 to early 1971; from the start of the campaign by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) until the opening of the campaign by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Two explanations have been offered for why violence took place during this period. The most popular explanation put forward by journalists, academics, commissions of inquiry…
Understanding Violence
Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Since O'Hearn misrepresents and oversimplifies my thesis let me restate it, before replying to the specific issues he raises. I argue that, contrary to most interpretations, the Northern Irish disturbances of 1968 were caused by Catholic Nationalism rather than by discrimination against Catholics. I do not claim that there was no discrimination against Catholics; what I argue is that the extent and severity of this discrimination have been greatl…
Catholic Grievances and Violence in Northern Ireland
Explaining Violence in Northern Ireland
I am not quite sure how to respond to Professor Kovalcheck's first section in which he claims that my thesis is not clearly stated, and that I 'wandered around selecting theses at random'. Strangely he makes no attempt to document any way in which my thesis is ambiguous nor specify any point at which it changes. Indeed his first sentence presents my position quite adequately. I shall discuss his objections under four headings
The costs of terrorism
This paper examines the direct economic costs of terrorism (criminal self‐financing, property damage, deaths and injuries, increased security expenditures) in six societies. The analysis shows that the costs of terrorism vary significantly among countries, both absolutely and as regards the pattern of costs. The study concludes that although terrorism has resulted in significant costs, in most societies its direct economic impacts are less than t…
Equality
Terrorism and public opinion
This article examines public attitudes towards terrorism in five countries: Uruguay, Spain, Italy, Germany and Northern Ireland. It analyzes public concern over terrorism, images of the terrorists, support for the terrorists' goals, and public approval of anti‐terrorist measures. There are significant differences between nationalist and revolutionary terrorism. Nationalist terrorists have a high degree of support from an ethnic constituency, whil…
Some skeptical comments on large cross‐national studies
The Socioeconomic Position of Gay Men
A bstract Using data from national surveys, studies of gay men , and obituaries , the socio‐economic position of gay men is examined. The evidence shows that gay men have higher incomes than heterosexual men, and that they are highly concentrated in certain occupations. The difference between the occupational distribution of gay and straight men is as great as that between men and women. The economic position of gay men appears to result from sev…
Estimating the Number of Homeless
In the 1980s several estimates were made of the size of the homeless population nationwide. An examination of these estimates shows that claims by advocacy groups that 2–3 million persons were homeless on any night were unjustified. Instead, social scientific studies agree that the number is probably about 300,000–500,000. This discrepancy tests the ability of the media to distinguish between good social science research and mere guesstimates. An…
The spread of HIV into the general population of the USA
Homosexual demography
Using both national surveys and surveys of self‐identified gay men in the United States, the numbers, age distribution, life expectancy, and marital status of men who have sex with men is examined. It is concluded that five types can be distinguished: open preferential, repressed preferential, bisexual, experimental, and situational. These five categories have different patterns of sexual behavior, and the numbers in each category are influenced …
The political context of terrorism in America
This article examines the political context of four waves of terrorism in the United States: by White racists in the South during the civil rights period, by Black militants in the late 1960s and early 1970s, by left‐wing revolutionaries in the 1970s, and by contemporary anti‐abortion extremists. Two alternative theories are considered; that citizens resort to violence because their views and interests are ignored by politicians; and that politic…
Patterns of American terrorism 1955-1998
Although the Oklahoma City Bombing of 1995 which killed 168 people was the most devastating terrorist attack on American soil, terrorism‐related deaths have occurred almost every year since 1955. A distinctive feature of American terrorism is the ideological diversity of perpetrators. White racists are responsible for over a third of the deaths, and black militants have claimed almost as many. Almost all of the remaining deaths are attributable t…
Understanding Terrorism in America
Christopher Hewitt's comprehensive book surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. He also examines the organizational structure of terrorist networks, how they are financed and their ideological agendas. Groups covered include: Islamic fundamentalists, white and black racists, black nationalists, revolutionary communists, neo-Nazis, militant Jewish groups, anti-abortionists and émigré groups. This book …
Understanding Terrorism in America
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