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Lone-wolf Terrorism

Lone-Wolf Terrorism is a form of asymmetric political violence carried out by an individual actor who operates independently of formal terrorist organizations, self-radicalizes, and deliberately targets civilians or symbolic institutions to advance ideological, religious, or political objectives through fear and intimidation.

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3.2K

Citations

107

Authors

82

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

18

Variants

Lone-actor Terrorism

Parents

Publications

68

The Enigma of Lone Wolf Terrorism: An Assessment

Ramón Spaaij · Studies in Conflict and Terrorism · 2010 · 258 citations

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Toward a Profile of Lone Wolf Terrorists: What Moves an Individual From Radical Opinion to Radical Action

Clark McCauley, Sophia Moskalenko · Terrorism and Political Violence · 2013 · 173 citations

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The Collective Nature of Lone Wolf Terrorism: Anders Behring Breivik and the Anti-Islamic Social Movement

Lars Erik Berntzen, Sveinung Sandberg · Terrorism and Political Violence · 2014 · 161 citations

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Detecting Linguistic Markers for Radical Violence in Social Media

Katie Cohen, Fredrik Johansson, Lisa Kaati et al. · Terrorism and Political Violence · 2013 · 160 citations

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End of the Lone Wolf: The Typology that Should Not Have Been

Bart Schuurman, Lasse Lindekilde, Stefan Malthaner et al. · Studies in Conflict and Terrorism · 2017 · 155 citations · Full text

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Authors

107

  1. RS
    Ramón Spaaij

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 414 citations

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  2. LK
    Lisa Kaati

    Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden

    4 publications · 290 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. SM
    Sophia Moskalenko

    Bryn Mawr College, United States

    3 publications · 307 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. FJ
    Fredrik Johansson

    Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden

    3 publications · 280 citations

    3

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  5. CM
    Clark McCauley

    Bryn Mawr College, United States

    3 publications · 307 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

82

  1. Swedish Defence Research Agency

    Stockholm, Sweden

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. University of Southern Queensland

    Toowoomba, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    150 citations

  3. John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    145 citations

  4. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    372 citations

  5. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  6. Northeastern University

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    164 citations

  7. Rowan University

    Glassboro, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    102 citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    364 citations

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Venues

  1. Terrorism and Political Violence

    15 publications · 773 citations

    13

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  2. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

    8 publications · 778 citations

    8

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  3. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    Repository · 3 publications · 125 citations

    3

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 2 publications · 65 citations

    2

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  5. Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues

    2 publications · 36 citations

    2

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