Terrorism and Political Violence · 1991 · 188 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPolitical SciencePublic PolicyInternational SecuritySecurity StudiesTerrorism StudiesDefinitions Of TerrorismTerrorist OrganizationsArmed Opposition GroupsInternal DynamicsTerrorist Group DeclineTerrorist Group GovernanceTerrorist Group OrganizationTerrorist Group Strategy
The decline of oppositional terrorism is a critical question for both scholars and policy‐makers. The former have neglected the issue, while the latter have tended to assume that government policies of prevention and deterrence are the key determinants of outcomes. This analysis suggests that government actions must be seen in the context of the internal organizational dynamics and strategy of the opposition groups using terrorism. In some cases, terrorism is self‐defeating.