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The organisation of terrorist groups in the age of globalisation : hierarchies, networks and leaderless resistance movements
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Field, Antony (2010) The organisation of terrorist groups in the age of globalisation : hierarchies, networks and leaderless resistance movements. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine the issue of continuity and change in
the organisation of terrorist groups during the age of globalisation. Primarily, it
seeks to address the problem of whether there is a ‘new’ type of terrorist group
that is qualitatively different from ‘traditional’ terrorist groups. It will focus on
determining to what extent terrorist groups function as ‘hierarchies’, ‘networks’ or
‘leaderless resistance movements’. In order to examine these issues, the research
will conduct a comparative case study analysis of three different terrorist
organisations: the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), the Animal
Liberation Front (ALF) and Al Qaeda (AQ). It will draw on a wide range of data
sources, including academic material, government reports, media information and
internet material. The research will show that as opposed to operating as pure
hierarchies, networks or leaderless resistance movements, terrorist organisations
have actually functioned as ‘hybrids’ of these different organisational models.
Furthermore, the research will demonstrate that many of the supposedly unique
organisational characteristics of ‘new’ terrorist groups, such as Al Qaeda, can in
fact be observed in much older groups, such as the Provisional IRA and the
Animal Liberation Front. Indeed, there appears to be substantial continuity in the
organisation of terrorist groups, especially in the way that networks are combined
with other forms of organisational architecture.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Terrorism, Terrorists -- Case studies, Provisional IRA, Animal Liberation Front, Qaida (Organization) | ||||
Official Date: | June 2010 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of Politics and International Studies | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Aldrich, Richard J. (Richard James), 1961- | ||||
Sponsors: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC) | ||||
Extent: | 335 leaves : ill. | ||||
Language: | eng |
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