Bader Araj
Biographic Data
| ID | 335221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bader Araj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bader |
| FAMILY NAME | Araj |
| SIGNATURE | ARAJ B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 88 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Motivations of Palestinian Suicide Bombers in the Second Intifada (2000 to 2005)
Malgré 16 ans d'histoire (1993‐2009), les recherches sur les kamikazes palestiniens qui se fondent sur des données de base demeurent rares, et aucune étude précédente faisant une analyse d’échantillons représentatifs de cas n'existe. Basé sur des entretiens menés par l'auteur en 2006 avec des proches et amis de 42 kamikazes palestiniens sélectionnés aléatoirement et représentant environ un quart des kamikazes palestiniens de la deuxième intifada …
Are Suicide Bombers Suicidal
Recent work by Ariel Merari argues that, while certain contextual factors increase the probability of suicide attacks, they do not explain why particular individuals become suicide bombers. Merari seeks to demonstrate that suicide bombers are motivated by an unusually high prevalence of depression and suicidal tendencies. This article questions the representativeness of Merari's sample. It raises the possibility that interviewer and contextual ef…
Suicidality and Suicide Bombing Revisited: A Rejoinder to Merari
Ariel Merari purports to demonstrate a tendency on the part of suicide bombers to be motivated by depression and suicidal tendencies. However, he misconstrues the present authors' critique of his work and misinterprets their research. By clarifying both issues, this article seeks to substantiate three claims: (1) Merari's sampling procedure precludes generalization; (2) interviewer and contextual effects probably bias his findings; (3) evidence c…
Opportunity, Culture and Agency: Influences on Fatah and Hamas Strategic Action during the Second Intifada
Students of social movements dispute the causal weight they should accord political opportunities, political enculturation and human agency in influencing strategic action. They have made little progress advancing the debate on empirical grounds. The authors of this article reviewed English and Arabic newspaper accounts, read organizational histories and documents and interviewed key informants to explain variation in strategic action by the two …
Harsh State Repression as a Cause of Suicide Bombing: The Case of the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
Although students of social movements have established that state repression strongly affects protesters' choice of tactics, this finding has been ignored by most analysts of suicide bombing. Based on data collected from various sources, including 88 interviews the author conducted in 2006 with senior leaders of six Palestinian political organizations and close relatives and friends of Palestinian suicide bombers, this article argues that harsh s…
Palestinian Suicide Bombing Revisited: A Critique of the Outbidding Thesis
ROBERT J. BRYM is professor of sociology at the University of Toronto. He has published widely on the social bases of Russian and Canadian politics and is now researching collective and state violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza during the second intifada. His recent articles on the latter subject have appeared in Social Forces, Contexts, and The Canadian Journal of Sociology. BADER ARAJ is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology…
Suicide Bombing as Strategy and Interaction: The Case of the Second Intifada
Social scientists have explained the rise of suicide bombing since the early 1980s by focusing on the characteristics of suicide bombers, the cultural matrix in which they operate, and the strategic calculations they make to maximize their gains. We offer an alternative approach that emphasizes the interaction between Palestinian suicide bombings and Israeli government actions, analyzing the motivations, organizational rationales and precipitants…
Harsh State Repression as a Cause of Suicide Bombing: The Case of the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
Although students of social movements have established that state repression strongly affects protesters' choice of tactics, this finding has been ignored by most analysts of suicide bombing. Based on data collected from various sources, including 88 interviews the author conducted in 2006 with senior leaders of six Palestinian political organizations and close relatives and friends of Palestinian suicide bombers, this article argues that harsh s…
Suicide Bombing as Strategy and Interaction: The Case of the Second Intifada
Social scientists have explained the rise of suicide bombing since the early 1980s by focusing on the characteristics of suicide bombers, the cultural matrix in which they operate, and the strategic calculations they make to maximize their gains. We offer an alternative approach that emphasizes the interaction between Palestinian suicide bombings and Israeli government actions, analyzing the motivations, organizational rationales and precipitants…
Palestinian Suicide Bombing Revisited: A Critique of the Outbidding Thesis
ROBERT J. BRYM is professor of sociology at the University of Toronto. He has published widely on the social bases of Russian and Canadian politics and is now researching collective and state violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza during the second intifada. His recent articles on the latter subject have appeared in Social Forces, Contexts, and The Canadian Journal of Sociology. BADER ARAJ is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology…
Are Suicide Bombers Suicidal
Recent work by Ariel Merari argues that, while certain contextual factors increase the probability of suicide attacks, they do not explain why particular individuals become suicide bombers. Merari seeks to demonstrate that suicide bombers are motivated by an unusually high prevalence of depression and suicidal tendencies. This article questions the representativeness of Merari's sample. It raises the possibility that interviewer and contextual ef…
The Motivations of Palestinian Suicide Bombers in the Second Intifada (2000 to 2005)
Malgré 16 ans d'histoire (1993‐2009), les recherches sur les kamikazes palestiniens qui se fondent sur des données de base demeurent rares, et aucune étude précédente faisant une analyse d’échantillons représentatifs de cas n'existe. Basé sur des entretiens menés par l'auteur en 2006 avec des proches et amis de 42 kamikazes palestiniens sélectionnés aléatoirement et représentant environ un quart des kamikazes palestiniens de la deuxième intifada …
Suicidality and Suicide Bombing Revisited: A Rejoinder to Merari
Ariel Merari purports to demonstrate a tendency on the part of suicide bombers to be motivated by depression and suicidal tendencies. However, he misconstrues the present authors' critique of his work and misinterprets their research. By clarifying both issues, this article seeks to substantiate three claims: (1) Merari's sampling procedure precludes generalization; (2) interviewer and contextual effects probably bias his findings; (3) evidence c…
Opportunity, Culture and Agency: Influences on Fatah and Hamas Strategic Action during the Second Intifada
Students of social movements dispute the causal weight they should accord political opportunities, political enculturation and human agency in influencing strategic action. They have made little progress advancing the debate on empirical grounds. The authors of this article reviewed English and Arabic newspaper accounts, read organizational histories and documents and interviewed key informants to explain variation in strategic action by the two …
Suicide Bombing as Strategy and Interaction: The Case of the Second Intifada
Social scientists have explained the rise of suicide bombing since the early 1980s by focusing on the characteristics of suicide bombers, the cultural matrix in which they operate, and the strategic calculations they make to maximize their gains. We offer an alternative approach that emphasizes the interaction between Palestinian suicide bombings and Israeli government actions, analyzing the motivations, organizational rationales and precipitants…
Harsh State Repression as a Cause of Suicide Bombing: The Case of the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
Although students of social movements have established that state repression strongly affects protesters' choice of tactics, this finding has been ignored by most analysts of suicide bombing. Based on data collected from various sources, including 88 interviews the author conducted in 2006 with senior leaders of six Palestinian political organizations and close relatives and friends of Palestinian suicide bombers, this article argues that harsh s…
Palestinian Suicide Bombing Revisited: A Critique of the Outbidding Thesis
ROBERT J. BRYM is professor of sociology at the University of Toronto. He has published widely on the social bases of Russian and Canadian politics and is now researching collective and state violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza during the second intifada. His recent articles on the latter subject have appeared in Social Forces, Contexts, and The Canadian Journal of Sociology. BADER ARAJ is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology…
Opportunity, Culture and Agency: Influences on Fatah and Hamas Strategic Action during the Second Intifada
Students of social movements dispute the causal weight they should accord political opportunities, political enculturation and human agency in influencing strategic action. They have made little progress advancing the debate on empirical grounds. The authors of this article reviewed English and Arabic newspaper accounts, read organizational histories and documents and interviewed key informants to explain variation in strategic action by the two …
The Motivations of Palestinian Suicide Bombers in the Second Intifada (2000 to 2005)
Malgré 16 ans d'histoire (1993‐2009), les recherches sur les kamikazes palestiniens qui se fondent sur des données de base demeurent rares, et aucune étude précédente faisant une analyse d’échantillons représentatifs de cas n'existe. Basé sur des entretiens menés par l'auteur en 2006 avec des proches et amis de 42 kamikazes palestiniens sélectionnés aléatoirement et représentant environ un quart des kamikazes palestiniens de la deuxième intifada …
Are Suicide Bombers Suicidal
Recent work by Ariel Merari argues that, while certain contextual factors increase the probability of suicide attacks, they do not explain why particular individuals become suicide bombers. Merari seeks to demonstrate that suicide bombers are motivated by an unusually high prevalence of depression and suicidal tendencies. This article questions the representativeness of Merari's sample. It raises the possibility that interviewer and contextual ef…
Suicidality and Suicide Bombing Revisited: A Rejoinder to Merari
Ariel Merari purports to demonstrate a tendency on the part of suicide bombers to be motivated by depression and suicidal tendencies. However, he misconstrues the present authors' critique of his work and misinterprets their research. By clarifying both issues, this article seeks to substantiate three claims: (1) Merari's sampling procedure precludes generalization; (2) interviewer and contextual effects probably bias his findings; (3) evidence c…
Political science (6 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 works) · Medical emergency (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)