| ID | 153954 |
| Title Proper | Strategic logic of credit claiming |
| Other Title Information | a new theory for anonymous terrorist attacks |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Abrahms, Max ; Conrad, Justin |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In theory, terrorism is a political communication strategy for groups to convey their grievances and the costs of ignoring them. In practice, though, terrorist groups take responsibility for just a small portion of their attacks. Rather than getting credit for the violence, terrorist leaders generally deny their operatives committed it. This theoretical and empirical disconnect may explain why scholars have ignored the subject of unclaimed attacks despite these being the norm. With a mixed-methods research design, our study helps to fill this lacuna by proposing and testing a new theory to help account for variation in which attacks are claimed. |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Studies Vol. 26, No.2; Apr-Jun 2017: p.279-304 |
| Journal Source | Security Studies Vol: 26 No 2 |
| Key Words | Terrorism ; Terrorist Groups ; Terrorist Attacks ; Political Communication Strategy ; Unclaimed Attacks |