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Below are our user's latest addidtions to the site.Cowen, T. (2006). Terrorism as theater: Analysis and policy implications. Department of Economics, 128: pp. 233-244.
The production of terrorism resembles in some regards the production of culture especially television and theater. Terrorism is made a spectacular theater produced for viewers. Terrorist spectacles fit all criteria for focality. Terrorists have goals they wish to achieve, when prices of achieving go up, they will substitute into other ends. Ones terrorism is conceptualized [...]
Weiman, G. (2004). WWW.Terror.Net. How Modern Terrorism Uses the Internet. United States Institute of Peace, 31(116), 1-12.
Al-Qaeda widely used the Internet to effect social change, boosting fears or influencing political decisions. Terrorism on the Internet is a dynamic phenomenon. Through the internet Al-Qaeda intends to approach three audiences; potential supporters, international society and enemies. For mass media, policy makers and security agencies it is very difficult to use the Internet by [...]
Weimann, G. (2008). The Psychology of Mass-Mediated Terrorism. American Behavioral Scientist, 52(1), 69-86.
There were between 1998 and 2007 thousands of websites, online forums and chat rooms in use by terrorists and their sympathizers. Internet has become the world’s leading communication tool for Al Qaeda. Communication via the Internet is relatively safe, cheap, easy and anonymous. Al-Qaeda attempts to use the Internet three audiences to approach potential supporters, [...]
Smith, J. (2002). Transnational Terrorism and the al Qaeda Model: Confronting New Realities. Parameters, 32(2), 33-46.
Lynch, M. (2006). Al-Qaeda’s Media Strategies. The National Interest, 83: pp. 50-56.
Al-Qaeda is increasingly becoming a media phenomenon, by carefully timing spectacular terrorist attacks, as well as videos of Osama bin Laden and his lieutenant Ayman Zawahiri, in order to obtain maximum media attention. Al Qaeda uses the Internet to spread messages, people recruitment, coordination and planning of terrorist attacks and train potential jihadists. Osama bin [...]
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Internship Off The Fence
Greetings,
I work for a documentary television company (www.offthefence.com), based here in Amsterdam, and we are doing research for a program about political propaganda art from the twentieth century (Mao paintings, Stalin statues, ‘I Like Ike’ pins, etc).
We are specifically looking for a student who specializes in this area and would be interested [...]