Terrorism

Perspectives from the Behavioral and Social Sciences

von Panel on Behavioral Social and Institutional Issues, National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism, Center for Social and Economic Studies

80 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, profoundly changed the course of history of the nation. They also brought the phenomenon known as terrorism to the forefront of the nation's consciousness. As it became thus focused, the limits of scientific understanding of terrorism and the capacity to develop policies to deal with it became even more evident. The objective of this report is to bring behavioral and social science perspectives to bear on the nature, determinants, and domestic responses to contemporary terrorism as a way of making theoretical and practical knowledge more adequate to the task. It also identifies areas of research priorities for the behavioral and social sciences.

• ISBN: 9780309086127
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.12.2002
• Größe: 250 x 170 mm
• Verlag: National Academies Press
• Herausgegeben von: Neil J Smelser, Faith Mitchell