自杀恐怖主义的起源 自杀恐怖主义的起源
1CNRS-Institut Jean Nicod, 1 bis Avenue Lowendal, 75007 Paris, France, and Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, USA. satran@umich.edu
概括
中东的自杀式恐怖分子经常被错误地刻板印象. 研究表明,他们缺乏精神病理学,在教育和经济地位上与同龄人相似,这表明基于社区的预防策略是关键.
科学领域:
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 中东研究 中东研究
背景情况:
- 公众的看法往往不准确地把自杀式恐怖分子描绘成没有受过教育,贫困和精神病态的人.
- 刻板印象无法识别影响参与恐怖主义的个人复杂的社会经济和心理因素.
研究的目的:
- 挑战关于当代自杀恐怖分子背景和心理状况的常见误解.
- 探索反恐招募的其他,以社区为中心的方法.
主要方法:
- 审查最近关于自杀式袭击者的人口统计和心理概况的研究.
- 对社会经济数据的分析,将恐怖分子与周围的人口进行比较.
主要成果:
- 自杀恐怖分子没有显著的精神病理.
- 受过教育和经济稳定的个人占自杀式袭击者的很大一部分.
- 恐怖分子的个人资料与其社区的普通人口的个人资料密切相关.
结论:
- 这些发现需要重新评估围绕自杀恐怖分子的简单化刻板印象.
- 有效的反恐战略应侧重于社区参与,以减少对招募的敏感性.
- 了解新兵的"普通"性质对于制定有针对性的预防计划至关重要.
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