How Terrorists Learn

This volume helps us understand the transformations of terrorist organisations, as well as the conflicts they are involved in, by broadening the perspective on what is considered terrorist learning.

Autorentext

Carolin Görzig is a Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany.

Michael Fuerstenberg is Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany.

Florian Köhler is Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany.

Imad Alsoos is Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Tackling the Complexity of Terrorist Learning Part I: Learning of Organizations 2. Double-loop Learning in Terrorist Organizations: Facilitators and Impediments 3. Downgrading or Upsizing Strategies: How Rebels Learn about the Right Repertoire of Violence 4. Social-Media Jihad as a Learned Strategy: How Daesh Learned but Failed to Exploit Western Vulnerabilities 5. Learning Patterns and Failures: An Analysis of ISIS Operations between 2013 and 2019 Part II: Learning beyond Organizations 6. Adaptation of Propaganda and Communication: The Online Magazines of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State Compared 7. Terrorist Tactical Diffusion Among Lone Actors: Explaining the Spread of Vehicle Ramming Attacks 8. Learning through the Migration of Knowledge: Exploring the Transition of Operatives between Violence Organisations 9. Decentralized Collective Learning: Militant Accelerationism as a Community of Practice 10. Conclusion: What Have We Learned about Terrorist Learning?