altruism and fatalism: the characteristics of palestinian suicide terrorists

Pedahzur, Ami; Perliger, Arie; Weinberg, Leonard

doi:10.1080/713840227

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“…On the contrary, both studies found that terrorists tend to be relatively well off by the standards of their societies, a finding that is consistent with what is known about the Al Qaeda members involved in the attacks of September 11 (Wilgoren 2001). Indeed, one study suggests that terrorist groups may actually reject would-be participants if they believe their motivation to be monetary rather than a commitment to the group's cause (Pedahzur, Perliger, and Weinberg 2003).…”

Section: Political Economy Explanationsmentioning

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What Leads Some Ordinary Arab Men and Women to Approve of Terrorist Acts Against the United States?

Tessler

Robbins

2007

Journal of Conflict Resolution

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Findings from representative national surveys in Algeria and Jordan show that neither religious orientations, judgments about Western culture, nor economic circumstances account for variance in approval of terrorist acts against U.S. targets. Alternatively, in both countries, approval of terrorism against the United States is disproportionately likely among men and women with negative judgments about their own government and about U.S. foreign policy. Taken together, these findings suggest that approval of terrorism is fostered by negative attitudes toward actors considered responsible for the political and economic status quo. Given that Algeria and Jordan have had different experiences with respect to terrorism and also differ in demographic, political, and economic structure, identical findings from these dissimilar countries suggest that the observed relationships are not country specific and may apply more generally.

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Section: Political Economy Explanationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

What Leads Some Ordinary Arab Men and Women to Approve of Terrorist Acts Against the United States?

Tessler

Robbins

2007

Journal of Conflict Resolution

114

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“…For example, so-called suicide terrorism has occurred among the Jewish Sicaris, Asians, Moslem Hashishiyun, Sri Lanka, Turkey as well as more recently in Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt (Pedahzur et al 2003;Schweitzer 2001). …”

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“…As the ideology of the individual becomes stronger, little value is placed on the individual life, and greater value is placed on the cause and the aftermath of suicide (Pedahzur et al 2003). The Palestinian martyr's status is elevated after his Istishhad (martyrdom), bringing honor to his funeral and family and glorifying his death as one that is highly treasured.…”

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“…Townsend 2007;Pedahzur et al 2003;Benmelech et al 2012;Pape 2005) showed a correlation between economic conditions, altruism, and fatalism as motivations to suicide bombings among the Palestinians. This research study reemphasizes the influence of economic conditions and altruistic behavior as motivating factors to suicide bombings among the Palestinians.…”

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Altruistic and Anomic Suicide: A Durkheimian Analysis of Palestinian Suicide Bombers

Abu-Lughod

Montoya

2016

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In the past two decades, suicide terrorism in its different forms has become a popular topic of research and debate. It has contributed to a different sense of normalcy and regularity in various societies across the world given that suicide bombings are relatively inexpensive and effective, compared with other kinds of terrorist methods. This study primarily focuses on suicide bombings in the Palestinian/Israeli territories, an area that has experienced conflict and tension for over six decades. In doing so, the research study uses Durkheim's typology of suicide as a theoretical framework to trace the history of suicide bombings in the Palestinian/Israeli territories, outline the characteristics of suicide bombers, their motivations, and how suicide bombings have been used as a form of resistance to occupation. The data collected cover suicide bombings that have occurred from April 1994 to February 2008. The research study uses logistic regression to examine the characteristics of the suicide bombers and their attacks. The results show, among other things, that the attacks possess elements of both altruistic and anomic types of suicide in the Durkheimian sense of the word.

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“…A recent study that corroborates his claim is Brown and Day's (2008) finding that prisoners who have no social support systems are at higher risk for egoistic suicide than those who are not as lonely. In contrast, Palestinian suicide bombers provide examples of excessive group integration (Pedahzur & Perliger 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

Suicide among elders: a Durkheimian proposal

Marson

Powell

2010

Int J Ageing Later Life

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This article proposes a model based on Durkheim's suicide framework as a tool for enhancing gerontological practitioner's ability to detect and prevent suicide among elders. Although many suicide detection tools are based on psychological factors, this model focuses on identifying environmental stressors that may increase psychological stressors. To illustrate our concepts, we use case files from one author's experience as a practicing social worker in nursing homes. We offer this model not as a replacement for psychological detection tools, but as an additional tool for practitioners who work to identify and prevent suicides among the elderly.

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altruism and fatalism: the characteristics of palestinian suicide terrorists

Cited by 101 publications

References 16 publications

What Leads Some Ordinary Arab Men and Women to Approve of Terrorist Acts Against the United States?

What Leads Some Ordinary Arab Men and Women to Approve of Terrorist Acts Against the United States?

Altruistic and Anomic Suicide: A Durkheimian Analysis of Palestinian Suicide Bombers

Suicide among elders: a Durkheimian proposal

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