Terrorism Flashcards
Definition
There is no international accepted definition
Origin of the term Latin Word
(physical trembling and state of extreme fear) and suffix ism (state or system)
•“four waves of modern terrorism” David Rapoport
Wave: Cycle of violence repeated in several countries under the same
- First wave: 1880-1914
- Second wave: 1945-1950/60
- Third wave 1960 - 1980
- Fourth wave: 1979 – our days
overlappings of the waves?
BC Change in social interest and evolution
First wave of terror
Anarcho - Russia, made a kind of dysfunctional society.
Both peasants and preliterate are getting a lot of ideas from western Europe.
Second wave of terror
national liberation terror
- Target the lower profiels, clikrs, officers, colonial admin
- Attack mid and lower level - this will do so the whole gov get affected.
- Many people
Socialize the perception of threat.
3 wave of terror
Baader Meinhoff, PFLP, Abu Nidal Org
4 wave of terror
al Quaida, ISIS
Active shooters - Jihadism
a person armed with a fire arm who is actively engaged in killing or attempting to cause serious har, to multiple people in a killing or attempted to cause serious harm to multiple people in a populated location.
Magnicides and assassinations:
magnicide is the assassination of a high profile targets (prime minister). Assassination of lower profile targets (medium/lower soldiers, representatives of a labor sector)
lone wolf
self radicalisation