Maxwell Young
Biographic Data
| ID | 4382900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maxwell Young |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maxwell |
| FAMILY NAME | Young |
| SIGNATURE | YOUNG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Mexico |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5251-8595 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The strategic calculus of terrorism
Previous work on the dynamics of conflicts where we see terrorism has tended to focus on whether we see shifts in attack mode following government countermeasures. We contend that many factors other than counterinsurgency can influence whether groups resort to terrorism, including competition between groups, as well as their relationship to public opinion and other political events. Hence, understanding terrorist tactics in prolonged conflicts wi…
On the Frequency of Severe Terrorist Events
In the spirit of Lewis Richardson’s original study of the statistics of deadly conflicts, we study the frequency and severity of terrorist attacks worldwide since 1968. We show that these events are uniformly characterized by the phenomenon of “scale invariance,” that is, the frequency scales as an inverse power of the severity, P(x) Αx-α. We find that this property is a robust feature of terrorism, persisting when we control for economic develop…
On the Frequency of Severe Terrorist Events
In the spirit of Lewis Richardson’s original study of the statistics of deadly conflicts, we study the frequency and severity of terrorist attacks worldwide since 1968. We show that these events are uniformly characterized by the phenomenon of “scale invariance,” that is, the frequency scales as an inverse power of the severity, P(x) Αx-α. We find that this property is a robust feature of terrorism, persisting when we control for economic develop…
The strategic calculus of terrorism
Previous work on the dynamics of conflicts where we see terrorism has tended to focus on whether we see shifts in attack mode following government countermeasures. We contend that many factors other than counterinsurgency can influence whether groups resort to terrorism, including competition between groups, as well as their relationship to public opinion and other political events. Hence, understanding terrorist tactics in prolonged conflicts wi…
On the Frequency of Severe Terrorist Events
In the spirit of Lewis Richardson’s original study of the statistics of deadly conflicts, we study the frequency and severity of terrorist attacks worldwide since 1968. We show that these events are uniformly characterized by the phenomenon of “scale invariance,” that is, the frequency scales as an inverse power of the severity, P(x) Αx-α. We find that this property is a robust feature of terrorism, persisting when we control for economic develop…
The strategic calculus of terrorism
Previous work on the dynamics of conflicts where we see terrorism has tended to focus on whether we see shifts in attack mode following government countermeasures. We contend that many factors other than counterinsurgency can influence whether groups resort to terrorism, including competition between groups, as well as their relationship to public opinion and other political events. Hence, understanding terrorist tactics in prolonged conflicts wi…
Computer Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Terrorism (2 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (2 works) · Anticipation (artificial intelligence (1 work) · Cartography (1 work) · Competition (biology (1 work) · Computational Drug Discovery Methods (1 work)