Parochial Altruists or Ideologues? An Agent Based Model of Commitment to Self Sacrifice
'What motivates suicide attackers remains an open question. From an evolutionary perspective, commitment to suicide missions is puzzling since such behavior is fitness reducing. We model suicide terrorism by drawing on two fundamental human motivations: altruism and selfishness. Martyrdom can b...
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| Language: | English |
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University of St Andrews
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Terrorism Research |
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| Online Access: | http://jtr.st-andrews.ac.uk/articles/1004 |