Plots, attacks, and the measurement of terrorism

How should we measure terrorism? Political scientists typically use executed attacks as the dependent variable and test covariates to identify factors that produce terrorism. But attacks are an imperfect measure of terrorist activity because of ‘plot attrition’ — the tendency for plots to derail due...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hegghammer, T, Ketchley, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2023