David C Hofmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 1494263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David C Hofmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | David C |
| FAMILY NAME | Hofmann |
| SIGNATURE | HOFMANN D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
An exploration of right-wing extremist incidents in Atlantic Canada
The study of Canadian right-wing extremism from a security context is in its infancy, with only a handful of empirical and theoretical studies emerging on the topic within the last decade. With the increase of right-wing extremism violence in Canada such as the 2014 Moncton shooting and the 2017 Quebec City mosque attack, there is a pressing need to better understand the breadth, depth, and extent of Canadian right-wing extremism. The current pap…
Confrontational but Not Violent
Despite a pervasive concern among law enforcement and security agencies, there are relatively few academic explorations of the likelihood of violence associated with anti-authority activists from groups such as the Freemen-on-the-Land, Sovereign Citizens, and similar movements within Canada. In order to begin addressing this gap in knowledge, this article uses a multi-method approach to explore and assess the potential for violence by the Canadia…
How “Alone” are Lone-Actors? Exploring the Ideological, Signaling, and Support Networks of Lone-Actor Terrorists
Conventional knowledge and early academic work on lone-actor terrorists has popularized the concept that they radicalize, operate, plan, and execute plots in relative anonymity, with little connection to formal or more organized terrorist groups and networks. However, recent scholarship has increasingly challenged the notion of the “loneliness” of lone-actors. In order to further empirically test this notion, this article uses social network anal…
Entire Issue / Numéro complet
CGJSC/RCESSC Entire Issue / Numéro complet (Vol 5, No. 1) - 2016
Entire Issue / Numéro complet
The Influence of Charismatic Authority on Operational Strategies and Attack Outcomes of Terrorist Groups
Despite the historical and contemporary prevalence of charismatic terrorist leaders, there has been very little empirical examination of the relationship between charismatic forms of authority and the strategic operation of terrorist groups. In response to this gap in knowledge, this study seeks to investigate if charismatic authority has a real-world impact on strategic choices and attack outcomes of terrorist groups. Using a theoretical framewo…
Leadership protection in drug-trafficking networks
Effective leadership is a crucial component in organisational success. This also applies to criminal networks that have the added challenge of operating in a high-risk hostile environment. While criminal networks commonly employ communicative and structural practices meant to buffer leadership from exogenous threats, there has been little empirical examination as to their effectiveness. In this article, we review the research literature on the va…
Quantifying and Qualifying Charisma
In the past four decades, there has been increased multidisciplinary scholarly interest in the study of charismatic authority. This article seeks to contribute to future empirical research by presenting a theoretical framework for measuring the presence of charismatic authority in terrorist groups that is based on Max Weber's seminal work on legitimate domination (herrschaft) and on theoretical insights drawn from the study of charismatic authori…
Entire Issue - Numéro complet - Vol 3 Iss 2 2014
Entire Issue - Numéro complet - Vol 3 Iss 2 2014
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The Neglected Role of Charismatic Authority in the Study of Terrorist Groups and Radicalization
Recent scholarship has called for additional research into the role of charismatic authority in terrorist groups and the process of radicalization. However, the sociological concepts of charisma and charismatic authority are being widely misused in terrorism studies. Current radicalization research often indirectly flirts with core concepts of charismatic authority, but fails to properly tap into its analytical utility. This article proposes to b…
Entire Issue / Numéro Complet - Vol 2 Iss 1 Spring/Printemps 2013
Focus and
The psychology of terrorism fears
While a single definition of terrorism has yet to be universally adopted, there is consensus among most major definitions that it is a communicative strategy aimed at causing widespread fear beyond
Volume 1, Issue/Numéro 1
Focus and
The sociology of terrorism
The sociology of terrorism: people, places and processes, by Stephen Vertigans, London and New York, Routledge, 2011, 214 pp., US $44.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-415-57266-8 The field of terrorism s
How “Alone” are Lone-Actors? Exploring the Ideological, Signaling, and Support Networks of Lone-Actor Terrorists
Conventional knowledge and early academic work on lone-actor terrorists has popularized the concept that they radicalize, operate, plan, and execute plots in relative anonymity, with little connection to formal or more organized terrorist groups and networks. However, recent scholarship has increasingly challenged the notion of the “loneliness” of lone-actors. In order to further empirically test this notion, this article uses social network anal…
The Neglected Role of Charismatic Authority in the Study of Terrorist Groups and Radicalization
Recent scholarship has called for additional research into the role of charismatic authority in terrorist groups and the process of radicalization. However, the sociological concepts of charisma and charismatic authority are being widely misused in terrorism studies. Current radicalization research often indirectly flirts with core concepts of charismatic authority, but fails to properly tap into its analytical utility. This article proposes to b…
Leadership protection in drug-trafficking networks
Effective leadership is a crucial component in organisational success. This also applies to criminal networks that have the added challenge of operating in a high-risk hostile environment. While criminal networks commonly employ communicative and structural practices meant to buffer leadership from exogenous threats, there has been little empirical examination as to their effectiveness. In this article, we review the research literature on the va…
Quantifying and Qualifying Charisma
In the past four decades, there has been increased multidisciplinary scholarly interest in the study of charismatic authority. This article seeks to contribute to future empirical research by presenting a theoretical framework for measuring the presence of charismatic authority in terrorist groups that is based on Max Weber's seminal work on legitimate domination (herrschaft) and on theoretical insights drawn from the study of charismatic authori…
The Influence of Charismatic Authority on Operational Strategies and Attack Outcomes of Terrorist Groups
Despite the historical and contemporary prevalence of charismatic terrorist leaders, there has been very little empirical examination of the relationship between charismatic forms of authority and the strategic operation of terrorist groups. In response to this gap in knowledge, this study seeks to investigate if charismatic authority has a real-world impact on strategic choices and attack outcomes of terrorist groups. Using a theoretical framewo…
Confrontational but Not Violent
Despite a pervasive concern among law enforcement and security agencies, there are relatively few academic explorations of the likelihood of violence associated with anti-authority activists from groups such as the Freemen-on-the-Land, Sovereign Citizens, and similar movements within Canada. In order to begin addressing this gap in knowledge, this article uses a multi-method approach to explore and assess the potential for violence by the Canadia…
The sociology of terrorism
The sociology of terrorism: people, places and processes, by Stephen Vertigans, London and New York, Routledge, 2011, 214 pp., US $44.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-415-57266-8 The field of terrorism s
Volume 1, Issue/Numéro 1
Focus and
The sociology of terrorism
The sociology of terrorism: people, places and processes, by Stephen Vertigans, London and New York, Routledge, 2011, 214 pp., US $44.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-415-57266-8 The field of terrorism s
Entire Issue / Numéro Complet - Vol 2 Iss 1 Spring/Printemps 2013
Focus and
The psychology of terrorism fears
While a single definition of terrorism has yet to be universally adopted, there is consensus among most major definitions that it is a communicative strategy aimed at causing widespread fear beyond
Entire Issue - Numéro complet - Vol 3 Iss 2 2014
Entire Issue - Numéro complet - Vol 3 Iss 2 2014
Focus and
The Neglected Role of Charismatic Authority in the Study of Terrorist Groups and Radicalization
Recent scholarship has called for additional research into the role of charismatic authority in terrorist groups and the process of radicalization. However, the sociological concepts of charisma and charismatic authority are being widely misused in terrorism studies. Current radicalization research often indirectly flirts with core concepts of charismatic authority, but fails to properly tap into its analytical utility. This article proposes to b…
Leadership protection in drug-trafficking networks
Effective leadership is a crucial component in organisational success. This also applies to criminal networks that have the added challenge of operating in a high-risk hostile environment. While criminal networks commonly employ communicative and structural practices meant to buffer leadership from exogenous threats, there has been little empirical examination as to their effectiveness. In this article, we review the research literature on the va…
Quantifying and Qualifying Charisma
In the past four decades, there has been increased multidisciplinary scholarly interest in the study of charismatic authority. This article seeks to contribute to future empirical research by presenting a theoretical framework for measuring the presence of charismatic authority in terrorist groups that is based on Max Weber's seminal work on legitimate domination (herrschaft) and on theoretical insights drawn from the study of charismatic authori…
Entire Issue / Numéro complet
CGJSC/RCESSC Entire Issue / Numéro complet (Vol 5, No. 1) - 2016
Entire Issue / Numéro complet
The Influence of Charismatic Authority on Operational Strategies and Attack Outcomes of Terrorist Groups
Despite the historical and contemporary prevalence of charismatic terrorist leaders, there has been very little empirical examination of the relationship between charismatic forms of authority and the strategic operation of terrorist groups. In response to this gap in knowledge, this study seeks to investigate if charismatic authority has a real-world impact on strategic choices and attack outcomes of terrorist groups. Using a theoretical framewo…
How “Alone” are Lone-Actors? Exploring the Ideological, Signaling, and Support Networks of Lone-Actor Terrorists
Conventional knowledge and early academic work on lone-actor terrorists has popularized the concept that they radicalize, operate, plan, and execute plots in relative anonymity, with little connection to formal or more organized terrorist groups and networks. However, recent scholarship has increasingly challenged the notion of the “loneliness” of lone-actors. In order to further empirically test this notion, this article uses social network anal…
Confrontational but Not Violent
Despite a pervasive concern among law enforcement and security agencies, there are relatively few academic explorations of the likelihood of violence associated with anti-authority activists from groups such as the Freemen-on-the-Land, Sovereign Citizens, and similar movements within Canada. In order to begin addressing this gap in knowledge, this article uses a multi-method approach to explore and assess the potential for violence by the Canadia…
An exploration of right-wing extremist incidents in Atlantic Canada
The study of Canadian right-wing extremism from a security context is in its infancy, with only a handful of empirical and theoretical studies emerging on the topic within the last decade. With the increase of right-wing extremism violence in Canada such as the 2014 Moncton shooting and the 2017 Quebec City mosque attack, there is a pressing need to better understand the breadth, depth, and extent of Canadian right-wing extremism. The current pap…
Political science (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Terrorism (6 works) · Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)