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Silke and horgan use the more ambiguous term terrorism research, with horgan actively arguing against the creation of a separate discipline on the grounds that this would limit the necessity for interdisciplinarity e. John horgan is distinguished university professor at georgia state university with joint appointments in the global studies institute and department of psychology where he also directs the violent extremism research group verg. To understand the psychology of those who engage in terrorism, john horgan draws on interviews with terrorists and analyzes current evidence to argue that only by asking the right questions about this complex problem, and by answering them with evidence, can we truly begin to understand the nature of terrorism and respond effectively. Stewartb acato institute and department of political science, ohio state university, columbus, ohio, usa. John horgan is director of the international center for the study of terrorism, and associate professor of science, technology, and society, and psychology at pennsylvania state university. Top 150 books on terrorism and counterterrorism, perspectives on terrorism, vol. Sep 30, 2002 horgan gives a balanced perspective to the often politically clouded world of terrorist literature. There are hundreds of definitions schmid, 2011, but none dominate.
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