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- Title
Terrorism in Pakistan: A Behavioral Sciences Perspective.
- Authors
Nizami, Asad Tamizuddin; Rana, Mowadat Hussain; Hassan, Tariq Mahmood; Minhas, Fareed Aslam
- Abstract
This article reviews the behavioral science perspectives of terrorism in Pakistan. It can be argued that Pakistan has gained worldwide attention for 'terrorism' and its role in the 'war against terrorism'. The region is well placed geopolitically for economic successes but has been plagued by terrorism in various shapes and forms. A behavioral sciences perspective of terrorism is an attempt to explain it in this part of the world as a complex interplay of historical, geopolitical, anthropological and psychosocial factors and forces. Drawing from theories by Western scholars to explain the behavioral and cognitive underpinnings of a terrorist mind, the authors highlight the peculiarities of similar operatives at individual and group levels. Thorny issues related to the ethical and human right dimensions of the topic are visited from the unique perspective of a society challenged by schisms and divergence of opinions at individual, family, and community levels. The authors have attempted to minimize the political descriptions, although this cannot be avoided entirely, because of the nature of terrorism. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; TERRORISM; TERRORISTS -- Psychology; HUMAN rights; WAR on Terrorism, 2001-2009; TWENTY-first century; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2014, Vol 32, Issue 3, p335
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2118