Crenshaw (1991)

Crenshaw, Martha

1991

How Terrorism Declines

Terrorism and Political Violence

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69-87

The decline of oppositional terrorism is a critical question for both scholars and policy-makers. The former have neglected the issue, while the latter have tended to assume that government policies of prevention and deterrence are the key determinants of outcomes. This analysis suggests that government actions must be seen in the context of the internal organizational dynamics and strategy of the opposition groups using terrorism. In some cases, terrorism is self-defeating.

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