Who Becomes a Terrorist? Characteristics of Individual Participants in Terrorism
This chapter asks why individuals participate in terrorism. It looks at their characteristics and considers whether or not we can infer something about their motivation, the causes behind their participation, from their characteristics and family backgrounds. The chapter argues that poor economic conditions do not seem to motivate people to participate in terrorist activities. This holds true in cases from both the societal and the individual level, the latter of which is this chapter's focus. This chapter describes research conducted at the country level, discussing the characteristics of countries that are either havens for terrorists or targets of terrorists.
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