Creating Young Martyrs: Conditions That Make Dying in a Terrorist Attack Seem Like a Good Idea

The authors explain how and why we must understand the conditions that spur youths to become martyrs by making them think suicide bombings and other acts of self-destructive terrorism are a 'good' way to die. The authors present cutting-edge research and theory about the political, social, and living conditions that raise the risk of children deciding to join organisations that use terrorist tactics, and, having joined, to volunteer for missions in which they intentionally die while causing death and destruction, in order to make an impact.Equally important, the authors also offer concrete suggestions about how ordinary individuals can help reduce and prevent terrorism around the globe. Alice Locicero is Past President and Co-Founder of the Society of Terrorism Research, as well as Chair of Social Sciences at Endicott College. She is a certified Clinical Psychologist, and has been a faculty member at the Center at the Center for Multicultural Training and Boston Medical Center, as well as at Suffolk University. Samuel J. Sinclair is Co-Founder and President of the Society for Terrorism Research and currently a Fellow in Psychology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. [Språk: Engelska] Inbunden

Titel: Creating Young Martyrs: Conditions That Make Dying in a Terrorist Attack Seem Like a Good Idea
Förlag: Praeger