The analytical study of terrorism
Taking stock
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3916079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tod Sandler (0000-0001-9077-5915, Department of Economics, School of Economic, Political & Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, corresponding author), Todd Sandler |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 257-271 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343313491277 |
| OpenAlex | W2154928739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 75 |
This article presents an eclectic review of the analytical study of terrorism that views all agents as rational decisionmakers. This analytical literature began in earnest with the seminal study of US skyjackings by William Landes in 1978. After 11 September 2001, the analytical literature on terrorism grew rapidly. Based on policy relevance, my survey article identifies five key areas of intense research interests. These include analyses of terrorist attack trends, the economic consequences of terrorism, the study of counterterrorism effectiveness, the causes of terrorism, and the relationship of terrorism and liberal democracies. New developments in the field focused on distinguishing key differences between domestic and transnational terrorism. Additionally, recent game-theoretic advances permitted more active agents and stages to the games. Other major developments involved the study of networked terrorists and the role of counterterrorism foreign aid. Fruitful future directions include using advanced econometric methods to discern the true impact of terrorism on growth, applying spatial econometrics to the study of terrorism, ascertaining the determinants of terrorist groups' longevity, and learning how to foster international counterterrorism cooperation
Computer security · Criminology · Economics · International relations · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Relevance (law) · Sociology · Terrorism · Computer Science · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Containing Terrorism
A Flying Reign of Terror? The Who, Where, When, What, and How of Non-state Actors and Armed Drones
Imprisonment and Terrorism
More Data, New Problems
Do NGO Restrictions Limit Terrorism? Smear Campaigns or Counterterrorism Tools
Counterterrorism, Counterframing, and Perceptions of Terrorist (Ir)rationality
Protecting the psychological wellbeing of staff exposed to disaster or emergency at work
The psychosocial response to a terrorist attack at Manchester Arena, 2017
Norms and New Media as New Pillars of New Network Terrorism
The securitization of Post-9/11 reception patterns of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants
Topical dynamics of terrorism from a global perspective and a call for action on global risk
Comparing the Determinants of Worldwide Homicide and Terrorism
Why It Is Not Unreasonable to Fear Terrorism
Terrorism and international economic policy
The timing of terrorist attacks
Terrorism and tourism in the Caribbean
A ‘Tale of two Jihadis’? Improperly conflating terrorists and foreign fighters in the Arab spring
Unveiling drivers of successful terrorist incidents in the U.S
Decentring counter-terrorism
Terrorist learning in context – the case of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Growth opportunities in American and British terrorism research
Examining the state repression‐terrorism nexus
Target Suitability and Terrorism Events at Places
Counter‐terrorism policies in the Middle East
An Ever More Violent World
The known knowns and known unknowns of peacekeeping data
Social Struggle – For Inclusive Development and Avoiding Violent Conflict
Democratic breakdown and terrorism
Protestors, terrorists or something else? How to think about dissident groups
Democracies at risk? A forecasting analysis of regime type and the risk of terrorist attack
The local geography of transnational terrorism
Visualising defence and war in economic history journals (1989–2018)
Evaluating Nigeria’s counter-terrorism framework
The Effect of Category Spanning on the Lethality and Longevity of Terrorist Organizations
British Voting Intentions and the far Reach of 9/11
Taming the Tides of Terrorism in the Developing Nations
Towards the institutionalization of ethics
Exploring Terrorism Through Neutralization Theory
Terrorism’s effects on social capital in European countries
Al Qaeda at the bar
Rally ’round which flag? Terrorism’s effect on (intra)national identity
Ethnic inclusion, democracy, and terrorism
Security policy preferences of EU citizens
Is constitutionalized media freedom only window dressing? Evidence from terrorist attacks
Political violence
A model of terrorism and counterterrorism with location choices
Honor and Terrorism
Enough with the Stereotypes
Mapping Criminological Engagements Within Radicalization Studies
Terrorism abroad and migration policies at home
The Impact of Ideological Ambiguity on Terrorist Organizations
State Failure and Transnational Terrorism
When Does Terror Induce a State of Emergency? And What Are the Effects
Plots, Attacks, and the Measurement of Terrorism
Gender Imbalance and Terrorism in Developing Countries
Inter Arma Silent Leges? Democracy, Domestic Terrorism, and Diversion
Understanding the rise in violent extremism in Pakistan through the lens of securitization theory
Beyond coups
End of the cycle
Twisting arms and sending messages
Identity threats and ideas of superiority as drivers of religious violence? Evidence from a survey experiment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Political violence in a polarized democracy
The evolving impact of violent non-state actors on North African foreign policies during the Arab Spring
Years of Peace Research
Europe's Red Terrorists
Does Terrorism Work?
The macroeconomic consequences of terrorism
Terrorism in a Bargaining Framework
An Economic Study of U. S. Aircraft Hijacking, 1961-1976
An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of Terrorism on Tourism
The Political Economy of Terrorism
How Terrorist Groups End
The Political Economy of Terrorism
An economic perspective on transnational terrorism
Choosing What to Protect
Breaking Al Qaeda Cells
Terrorism and democratic states
What Terrorists Really Want
Can peace be purchased? A sectoral-level analysis of aid’s influence on transnational terrorism
Collective versus unilateral responses to terrorism
Does terror increase aid
Terrorist group survival
Terrorist networks, support, and delegation
Lock, stock, and barrel
The calculus of dissent
Terrorism and the Liberal State
The Interplay Between Preemptive and Defensive Counterterrorism Measures
Democratic Competition and Terrorist Activity
Economic Conditions and the Quality of Suicide Terrorism
A Bayesian Poisson Vector Autoregression Model
Terrorism and Civil War
Counterterrorism
Too Much of a Good Thing
On the Duration and Sustainability of Transnational Terrorist Organizations
Regional Effects of Terrorism on Tourism in Three Mediterranean Countries
Network Externalities and the Structure of Terror Networks
Is Transnational Terrorism Becoming More Threatening
Does Democracy Promote or Reduce Transnational Terrorist Incidents
What Do Transnational Terrorists Target? Has It Changed? Are We Safer
Foreign Aid Versus Military Intervention in the War on Terror
Rebels without a Territory
Democracy, Foreign Policy, and Terrorism
Distribution of Transnational Terrorism Among Countries by Income Class and Geography After 9/11
Sabotaging the Peace
A Blessing or a Curse? State Support for Terrorist Groups
Politics and the Suboptimal Provision of Counterterror
The Causes of Terrorism
Retaliating against Terrorism
The Quality of Terror
The Economic Costs of Conflict
Moving Beyond Deterrence
Rooted in Poverty
Introducing the Global Terrorism Database
The Economic Cost of March 11
Does democracy encourage terrorism
Education, Poverty and Terrorism
Poverty, minority economic discrimination, and domestic terrorism
The adverse effect of transnational and domestic terrorism on growth in Africa
Transnational terrorism, US military aid, and the incentive to misrepresent
Hostage Taking
Domestic versus transnational terrorism
Veto players and terror
A Theoretical Analysis of Transnational Terrorism
Defending against Terrorist Attacks with Limited Resources
The Effectiveness of Antiterrorism Policies
The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism
| Unique citing works | 64 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 61 |