Burcu Pinar Alakoc
Biographic Data
| ID | 1494596 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Burcu Pinar Alakoc |
| GIVEN NAMES | Burcu Pinar |
| FAMILY NAME | Alakoc |
| SIGNATURE | ALAKOC B P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Webster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1692-0456 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Which Target is the Right Target? The Connection Between Terrorists' Reputation Building and Target Selection
Terrorist organizations do not attack random targets, but rather there is a strategic logic behind their target selection. Given that some common targets are associated with significant reputational costs, risks, and repercussions to terrorist organizations, what explains their targeting choices? Utilizing the Reputation of Terror Groups Dataset and including indicators from the Global Terrorism Database, we argue that targeting choices of terror…
Law and Order in Counterinsurgency
Modern-day insurgencies are adaptive, enduring, and increasingly intertwined with criminal elements, and therefore pose serious threats to regional and global security. In response, counterinsurgency strategies have become more diversified. One of the strategies that states can employ toward insurgencies is the use of domestic law enforcement, which includes operations by police and intelligence agencies. Given the predominant focus on military a…
Public attitudes about integration and citizenship for refugees
This study examines attitudes about integration and support for citizenship in the context of the Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey based on 85 interviews in four provinces. Consistent with past research, respondents reported multiple threat perceptions around refugees, with security and cultural threats predominating. Those who perceived refugees as threatening in three or more ways generally believed in fewer prospects for integration and were un…
Political Discourse and Public Attitudes toward Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Sustaining positive attitudes toward refugees is a priority as refugee crises surge worldwide. This study draws on eighty-five in-depth interviews with citizens in four provinces across Turkey. We identified prominent frames from Turkish political discourse and asked individuals to recount their self-narratives of attitude formation about Syrian refugees. We find that most-respondents' narratives included multiple frames, confirming that attitude…
Violent and Nonviolent Strategies of Terrorist Organizations
Terrorist organizations do not solely rely on violence, but also utilize a range of nonviolent activities from political engagement to social services provision. We argue that terrorist organizations that use a combination of violent and nonviolent strategies are more effective in achieving two important organizational goals than those that rely solely on violent strategies. Using the Reputation of Terror Groups Dataset (2016), we demonstrate tha…
Femme Fatale
Are female suicide bombers deadlier than male suicide bombers? Utilizing newly coded data on the tactical attributes of suicide terrorism worldwide from 1998 to 2015, this study shows that the use of female suicide bombers is not only positively correlated with the lethality of the suicide attacks, but also accentuates the existing tactical advantages of suicide terrorism. Especially in the cases of soft targets like civilians, and easily accessi…
Competing to Kill
Are organizationally linked suicide attacks deadlier than those launched by lone wolf terrorists? This article elaborates a perpetrator-based distinction among suicide terrorist attacks between organizations and lone wolf terrorists, who operate in the absence of a financially or physically supportive terrorist organization. The expectation is that terrorist organizations would serve as commitment tools that increase the loyalty of suicide bomber…
Political Discourse and Public Attitudes toward Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Sustaining positive attitudes toward refugees is a priority as refugee crises surge worldwide. This study draws on eighty-five in-depth interviews with citizens in four provinces across Turkey. We identified prominent frames from Turkish political discourse and asked individuals to recount their self-narratives of attitude formation about Syrian refugees. We find that most-respondents' narratives included multiple frames, confirming that attitude…
Femme Fatale
Are female suicide bombers deadlier than male suicide bombers? Utilizing newly coded data on the tactical attributes of suicide terrorism worldwide from 1998 to 2015, this study shows that the use of female suicide bombers is not only positively correlated with the lethality of the suicide attacks, but also accentuates the existing tactical advantages of suicide terrorism. Especially in the cases of soft targets like civilians, and easily accessi…
Public attitudes about integration and citizenship for refugees
This study examines attitudes about integration and support for citizenship in the context of the Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey based on 85 interviews in four provinces. Consistent with past research, respondents reported multiple threat perceptions around refugees, with security and cultural threats predominating. Those who perceived refugees as threatening in three or more ways generally believed in fewer prospects for integration and were un…
Competing to Kill
Are organizationally linked suicide attacks deadlier than those launched by lone wolf terrorists? This article elaborates a perpetrator-based distinction among suicide terrorist attacks between organizations and lone wolf terrorists, who operate in the absence of a financially or physically supportive terrorist organization. The expectation is that terrorist organizations would serve as commitment tools that increase the loyalty of suicide bomber…
Violent and Nonviolent Strategies of Terrorist Organizations
Terrorist organizations do not solely rely on violence, but also utilize a range of nonviolent activities from political engagement to social services provision. We argue that terrorist organizations that use a combination of violent and nonviolent strategies are more effective in achieving two important organizational goals than those that rely solely on violent strategies. Using the Reputation of Terror Groups Dataset (2016), we demonstrate tha…
Competing to Kill
Are organizationally linked suicide attacks deadlier than those launched by lone wolf terrorists? This article elaborates a perpetrator-based distinction among suicide terrorist attacks between organizations and lone wolf terrorists, who operate in the absence of a financially or physically supportive terrorist organization. The expectation is that terrorist organizations would serve as commitment tools that increase the loyalty of suicide bomber…
Femme Fatale
Are female suicide bombers deadlier than male suicide bombers? Utilizing newly coded data on the tactical attributes of suicide terrorism worldwide from 1998 to 2015, this study shows that the use of female suicide bombers is not only positively correlated with the lethality of the suicide attacks, but also accentuates the existing tactical advantages of suicide terrorism. Especially in the cases of soft targets like civilians, and easily accessi…
Violent and Nonviolent Strategies of Terrorist Organizations
Terrorist organizations do not solely rely on violence, but also utilize a range of nonviolent activities from political engagement to social services provision. We argue that terrorist organizations that use a combination of violent and nonviolent strategies are more effective in achieving two important organizational goals than those that rely solely on violent strategies. Using the Reputation of Terror Groups Dataset (2016), we demonstrate tha…
Political Discourse and Public Attitudes toward Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Sustaining positive attitudes toward refugees is a priority as refugee crises surge worldwide. This study draws on eighty-five in-depth interviews with citizens in four provinces across Turkey. We identified prominent frames from Turkish political discourse and asked individuals to recount their self-narratives of attitude formation about Syrian refugees. We find that most-respondents' narratives included multiple frames, confirming that attitude…
Public attitudes about integration and citizenship for refugees
This study examines attitudes about integration and support for citizenship in the context of the Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey based on 85 interviews in four provinces. Consistent with past research, respondents reported multiple threat perceptions around refugees, with security and cultural threats predominating. Those who perceived refugees as threatening in three or more ways generally believed in fewer prospects for integration and were un…
Law and Order in Counterinsurgency
Modern-day insurgencies are adaptive, enduring, and increasingly intertwined with criminal elements, and therefore pose serious threats to regional and global security. In response, counterinsurgency strategies have become more diversified. One of the strategies that states can employ toward insurgencies is the use of domestic law enforcement, which includes operations by police and intelligence agencies. Given the predominant focus on military a…
Which Target is the Right Target? The Connection Between Terrorists' Reputation Building and Target Selection
Terrorist organizations do not attack random targets, but rather there is a strategic logic behind their target selection. Given that some common targets are associated with significant reputational costs, risks, and repercussions to terrorist organizations, what explains their targeting choices? Utilizing the Reputation of Terror Groups Dataset and including indicators from the Global Terrorism Database, we argue that targeting choices of terror…
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Terrorism (4 works) · Computer security (3 works) · Criminology (3 works)