Naslov
The plurality of meanings ‘terrorism’-the theoretical and practical importance of understanding the phenomena
(Pluralizam značenja „terorizma“ - teorijska i praktična važnost razumijevanja fenomena)

Autori
Bilandžić, Mirko ; Lucić, Danijela

Izvornik
Bezbednosni dijalozi (1857-7172) 6 (2015), 1; 43-60

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
terrorism ; counterterrorism ; terrorism definition database ; terrorism definition elements
(terorizam ; protuterorizam ; baza definicija terorizma ; elementi definicija terorizma)

Sažetak
The authors analyze available terrorism definitions (N = 334), systematized in the database of definitions that was constructed from the scientific and academic sources, the expert sources, the available official sources of various institutions and organizations, news, etc. The content analysis establishes the key elements of the definition, and frequency analysis shows which of the elements are most commonly used for defining terrorism. The analysis confirmed the earlier findings of the surveys about terrorism definitions, where the highest percentages have the following elements: violence/force, political element, fear/terror, threat, psychological effects, victim-target differentiation, etc. Also, some new elements have been detected like: state as actor, social aspect/motive, international aspect, ideology, religion, etc.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sigurnosne i obrambene znanosti

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