The Limits of Terrorism
A Network Perspective1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12693147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard A Matthews (0000-0003-1514-8713, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author), Richard Matthew, George E Shambaugh (0000-0003-3607-5082, Georgetown University), George Shambaugh |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 617-627 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-2486 • E-ISSN: 1521-9488 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2005.00536.x |
| OpenAlex | W3121785417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 21 |
Capturing the spirit of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Robert Gilpin (1981) explained how the diffusion of technology and other capabilities was leading to the decline of US hegemony relative to rising challengers. After a brief hiatus during the halcyon decade of the 1990s that followed the end of the Cold War, the hegemon is once again under siege. This time, however, networks of discontented individuals and groups have joined the ranks of states in exploiting the diffusion of modern transportation, communication, and technology to challenge the dominant state(s) in the system (Deutsch 1966; Rosenau 1990; Rosenau and Czempiel 1992; Risse-Kappen 1995; Zacher and Sutton 1996; Slaughter 2004). Enabled or amplified by the technological innovations and diffusions that have characterized the last several decades, network-based threats include identity theft, drug trafficking, infectious disease, and terrorism (Matthew and Shambaugh 1998; Lilley
Computer security · Criminology · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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After 9/11
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,61 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |