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Terrorist Motivating Factors

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Motives to join a terrorist organization and to engage in terrorism vary considerably across different types of groups, and within groups and change over time. Martha Crenshaw suggests that there are at least four categories of motivation among terrorists:

  • The opportunity for action
  • The need to belong
  • The desire for social status
  • The acquisition of material reward

Post suggests that terrorism is an end unto itself, independent of any stated political or ideological objectives. His argument is that individuals become terrorists in order to join terrorist g…

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Kinds of Terrorist Aggression

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Terrorist aggression may involve following types of aggression

  • Emotional Aggression: Emotional aggression is associated with anger and does not calculate long-term consequences. The reward of emotional aggression is hurting someone who has caused hurt. This usually applies to terrorists who do the killing
  • Instrume…

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