POLS 2940 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Aircraft Hijacking

• School: York University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2940
• Professor: Prof. Monika Thakur

Document Summary

Tactics: aircraft hijacking, targeted assassinations, bombings, suicide-bombing, role of women, globalization and terrorism nexus: increases capabilities and coordination of actions --- proselytizing; coordination; security; mobility; lethality. Innovation: an act of introduction of a new method or technology or the improvement of an already existing capability; fall into the realm of emulation and adaptation (dolnik, 2016) Since mumbai 2008, organizations has used combined tactics of hostage taking, mass shootings, suicide attacks (usually in targeted public spaces) Said"s clash of fundamentalisms: religious extremism: global jihad", franchised cells, cosmic war", martyrdom. Economic: manifestation of unequal distribution of wealth; lack of economic opportunities. See also: b. lia and k. skj lberg, causes of terrorism: an expanded and updated review of the. Literature, norwegian defence research establishment, kjeller, ffi/rapport-2004/04307, 2004: psychological: deviance; relative deprivation. Societal: poverty, lack of economic opportunities; authoritarian states. International: failed"/collapsed/fragile states; great power" engagement; globalization and state sponsors.