ISN OSINT Report 1/2011: Definitions and Root Causes of Terrorism

Author(s): Florian Schaurer
Editor(s): Andreas Wenger, Victor Mauer
Series: ISN OSINT Reports
Publisher(s): International Relations and Security Network (ISN), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2011

This report provides a brief insight into the prevalent approaches to defining and conceptualizing terrorism. It suggests that despite the ongoing intense public debate and academic discourse on the theoretical framework, some largely uncontested and customary conceptual and practical features of terrorism can be derived from the re-examination of contemporary conflict studies and international law.

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