Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management · 2005 · 268 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPolitical ScienceStrategySecurity StudiesStrategic StudiesTerrorism StudiesDefinitions Of TerrorismMilitary StrategySuicide TerrorismTerrorist MotivationsConceptual Definitions Of TerrorismConduct Of Military ForcesStrategic Goal SettingSuicide Terrorism Motivation
Robert Pape thoroughly examines the misperceptions about and motivations behind suicide terrorism in his book, Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism. He uses empirical data and a multidisciplinary approach to support his argument that suicide terrorism is used to meet the secular and strategic goal of compelling the withdrawal of military forces.