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Horgan, jr john horgan paperback, 184 pages, published 20. Drawing on new and exciting research from the past decade, with new details from interviews with terrorists. He has a ba and phd in applied psychology, and his research focuses on terrorism and political violence specifically on understanding psychological qualities of pathways into, through, and out of terrorism. Cover of psychology of terrorism special issue of american psychologist, april 2017. Violent extremism and the psychology of deviance pages 217230.
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John horgan is director of the international center for the study of terrorism, and associate professor of science, technology, and society, and psychology at pennsylvania state university. Future directions and potential implications for counterterrorist policy. To understand the psychology of those who engage in terrorism, john horgan draws on interviews with terrorists and analyzes current evidence to argue that only by asking the right questions about this complex problem, and by answering them with evidence, can we truly begin to understand the nature of terrorism and respond effectively. His awards include two science journalism awards from the american association for the advancement of science. The impact of imprisonment on prisoners and the peace process in northern ireland. Also included are some of the best treatments in the academic literature on how to define terrorism and conduct. Rehabilitating the terrorists challenges in assessing the. Stuart hall, signification, representation, ideology. Despite the ongoing search for a terrorist pathology, the most insightful and evidencebased research to date not only illustrates the lack of any identifiable. Professor john horgan lectures in psychology at the department of applied psychology, university college cork. The psychology of terrorism political violence ebook. At this juncture, however, the exact nature of that process remains poorly understood. Professor global studies institute and department of psychology college of arts and sciences georgia state university. The strategy and psychology of irelands dissident terrorists 2012 and the future of terrorism 1999, with max taylor.
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He has written for many publications, including national geographic, scientific american, the new york times, time, newsweek, and ieee spectrum. He is coeditor of the future of terrorism cass 2000, with max taylor and the terrorism studies reader routledge 2011, with kurt braddock, and author of the psychology of terrorism routledge 2005, walking away from terrorism. Max taylor and john horgan, a conceptual framework for addressing psychological process in the development of the terrorist, terrorism and political violence 18 2006, pp. Individual, group, and organizational levels of analysis arie w. It is better than the first published in 2005, and, leaping to a recommendation, deserves. The psychology of terrorism political violence by john g. Perspectives from psychology on radicalization into terrorism 2008 and horgan, individual disengagement. Reviews john horgans the psychology of terrorism is one of the best applications of a social science discipline in this case, psychology to explain the drivers that motivate individuals to become terrorists, function as terrorists, and, in ideal cases, disengage from terrorism.
John horgan, the psychology of terrorism revised and updated second edition. Michael gelles naval criminal investigative service. Horgan is involved in a longterm project on understanding the psychology of terrorist. The views expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the organizations. He is one of the worlds leading experts on terrorist psychology, and has authored over 50 publications in this field. In this 2nd edition, horgan further develops his approach to the arc of terrorism by delving deeper into his ied model of involvement, engagement and disengagement the three phases of terrorism experienced by every single terrorist. The notion of terrorism is applied to a great diversity of groups with different origins and goals. Distinguished university professor global studies institute and department of psychology college of arts and sciences. Lawrence states that opposite to public perceptions islam is not violence 121. Author of more than sixty publications, he is a leading expert on the psychology of terrorism.
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