Workings of the Terrorist Mind Its Individual, Group, and Organizational Psychologies

Arie W. Kruglanski; Keren Sharvit; Shira Fishman

doi:10.4324/9780203834091-15

Workings of the Terrorist Mind Its Individual, Group, and Organizational Psychologies

Arie W. Kruglanski, Keren Sharvit, Shira Fishman

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Terrorist attacks are some of the bloodiest manifestations of intense intergroup conflicts observed in recent years. The coordinated attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the March 4, 2004 bombing of the Madrid train station, the London transit bombing of July 5, 2005, the frequent ongoing suicide bombings in Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel, the political ascendancy of terrorism using groups, such as Hamas and Hezbollah, and the emergence of the global Salafijihad inspired by Al Qaeda have made the task of opposing terrorism as difficult as it is pressing. As one author put it, “international terrorism [is] the most serious strategic threat to global peace and safety” (Ganor, 2005, p. 293).

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Intergroup Conflicts and Their Resolution
Subtitle of host publication	A Social Psychological Perspective
Pages	195-216
Number of pages	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203834091-15 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203834091
State	Published - 1 Jan 2011
Externally published	Yes

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