Can a Copycat Effect be Observed in Terrorist Suicide Attacks?

The purpose of this paper is to explore how a copycat effect – established within the field of suicide studies – may manifest itself in terrorist suicide attacks, and takes an exploratory approach in evaluating the prospect of incorporating open-data resources in future counter-terrorism research. T...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Farnham, Marieke Liem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ICCT | International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague 2017-03-01
Series:ICCT Research Papers
Online Access:https://icct.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ICCT-Farnham-Liem-Copycat-Effects-in-Terrorist-Suicide-Attacks-March-2017-1.pdf