Social Network Analysis in the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence

Perliger, Arie; Pedahzur, Ami

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“…This improves social cohesion, common views and loyalties, and a strong sense of community. However, the presence a pre-existing social framework is a somewhat necessary requirement for joining, forming, or engaging with terrorist groups; sometimes, these networks exist long before any members engage in terrorist activities (see e.g., Perliger and Pedahzur, 2011).…”

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“…In turn, if immigrants come from terror-prone countries, the ties among a group's members could potentially be exploited by terrorist organizations that then fuel migrants' radicalization, the emergence of a common identity, and ideological commitment. Eventually, this may lead to a higher level of terrorism (Koschade, 2006;Pedahzur and Perliger, 2006;Sageman, 2004Sageman, , 2011Perliger and Pedahzur, 2011).…”

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Does Immigration Induce Terrorism?

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Böhmelt

2016

The Journal of Politics

105

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There is a heated debate on whether immigration is associated with domestic and transnational terrorism. As of yet, however, we lacked rigorous evidence that could inform this debate. As a contribution to address this shortcoming, we report spatial-econometric analyses of migrant inflows and the number of terrorist attacks in 145 countries between 1970 and 2000. The results suggest that migrants stemming from terrorist-prone states moving to another country are indeed an important vehicle through which terrorism does diffuse. Having said that, the findings also highlight that migrant inflows per se actually lead to a lower level of terrorist attacks. This research significantly improves our understanding of international and domestic terrorism, and has critical implications for the scholastic approach to terrorism as well as for countries' immigration policies worldwide.

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Does Immigration Induce Terrorism?

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Böhmelt

2016

The Journal of Politics

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“…For Clegg, the Dahlian "one-dimensional conceptions of agency and power may tell us something about the nature of power relations between an already constituted A and B" (Clegg 1989 , 208-209). This is exactly the notion of power and agency suitable for the inter-actional SNA type of analyses as demonstrated by contributions to the symposium (Lazer 2011 ;Perliger and Pedahzur 2011 ;Siegel 2011 ;Sokhey and Djupe 2011 ). Yet, this does not have to be the entire explanation.…”

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Two Faces of the “Relational Turn”

Selg

2016

APSC

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In the previous decade, the literature on "relational approach" has burgeoned in the social sciences. Recently, a "relational turn" in political science was called for in a symposium in this journal (McClurg and Young, 2011 ). The participants perceived a promising path for such a "turn" by introducing social network analysis (SNA) into political science. This call is informed by a conviction that the central concept of political sciencethat is, power-is relational . Considering this viewpoint, this article argues that there are two diff erent understandings of the connection between the qualifi er "relational" and the concept of power, referred to as the "Anglo-American" and the "Continental" perspectives. I contend that symposium participants conceived of the connection from only the Anglo-American perspective and that the Continental understanding would add extra value for political science.

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“…Social networks demonstrably have a dark side. The study of terrorism has made important advances using social network analysis techniques (Perliger and Pedahzur 2011). In civil wars, voluntary recruitment in rebel movements is partly determined by an individual's preexisting friendship and family ties to other rebel group members (Humphreys and Weinstein 2008).…”

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Antisocial Capital

McDoom

2013

Journal of Conflict Resolution

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Although popularly perceived as a positive force important for objectives such as economic development and democracy, social capital may also be linked to less desirable outcomes. This article highlights a dark side to social capital by pointing to its role in a particularly pernicious phenomenon: genocidal violence. Drawing on a survey of residents from one community that experienced violence during Rwanda's 1994 genocide, I show that individual participation in the violence was partly determined by the features of residents' social networks. Perpetrators possessed larger networks in general and more connections to other perpetrators in particular. The quality as well as quantity of connections also mattered. Strong ties generally, and kinship and neighborly ties specifically, were strong predictors of participation. In contrast, possession of countervailing ties to nonparticipants did not reduce a resident's likelihood of participation. Drawing on in-depth interviews to explore the possible mechanisms behind these findings, I suggest participants' networks fulfilled functions of information diffusion, social influence, and behavioral regulation. More broadly, the findings suggest the importance of social structure and social interaction for participation in collective violence. Relational data should complement individual attribute data in predicting participation. The findings also suggest, contrary to the neo-Malthusian interpretation, that the role played by Rwanda's extraordinarily high population density in the violence may have been more sociological than ecological in origin. The diffusion, influence, and regulatory effects of social connections are likely to be amplified in communities where individuals live in close spatial proximity to each other.

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Social Network Analysis in the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence

Cited by 98 publications

References 22 publications

Does Immigration Induce Terrorism?

Does Immigration Induce Terrorism?

Two Faces of the “Relational Turn”

Antisocial Capital

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