Recruiting, Motivating, and Retaining Youthful Participants in Terrorism: A Preliminary Analysis
| dc.contributor.advisor | Leder, Arnold | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tunnell, Sarah Cates | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-06T16:28:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-06T16:28:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study is to isolate a potential trend in organized terror recruitment practices; specifically whether youthful populations comprise a significant percentage of participants. Membership patterns may illustrate common factors in individual motivations for terrorist activity, the strategic logic employed by movement leaders, and be a deciding factor in the means used to achieve their goals. Given the centrality of counter-terrorism in the United States’ post-9/11 foreign policy, understanding the perpetrators of political violence is essential for prevention. Through the analysis of primary and secondary sources, news reports, and quantitative data, this work will allow for a deeper understanding of this complex issue. | |
| dc.description.department | Honors College | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 38 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tunnell, S. C. (2014). Recruiting, motivating, and retaining youthful participants in terrorism: A preliminary analysis (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/5081 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | terrorism | |
| dc.subject | youthful bulges | |
| dc.subject | political violence | |
| dc.subject | children | |
| dc.subject | child soldiers | |
| dc.subject | causes of terrorism | |
| dc.subject | radical disengagement | |
| dc.subject | Honors College | |
| dc.title | Recruiting, Motivating, and Retaining Youthful Participants in Terrorism: A Preliminary Analysis | |
| thesis.degree.department | Honors College | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Political Science | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University | |
| txstate.documenttype | Honors Thesis |