| Terrorism and Affordance Contributor(s): Currie, P. M. (Editor), Horgan, John G. (Editor), Currie, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 144113381X ISBN-13: 9781441133816 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2012406796 |
| Series: New Directions in Terrorism Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this groundbreaking work, leading scholars and experts set out to explore the utility of the concept of affordance in the study and understanding of terrorism and political violence. Affordance is a concept used in a variety of fields, from psychology to artificial intelligence, which refers to how the quality of an environment or object allows an individual to perform a specific action. This concept can represent an important element in the process of choice involved in behavior, and is closely related to situational analyses of criminal behavior. In this book, the contributors set out to explore how this concept can be used to study terrorism and, as a result, develop management strategies. Essays discuss such topics as affordance in relation to counterterrorism, technology, cyber-jihad, ideology, and political ecologies. By importing the concept of affordance and a new set of research to the study of terrorism, the authors offer an innovative and original work that challenges and adds to various aspects of situational crime prevention and counterterrorism. |