The implicit motives of terrorist groups: How the needs for affiliation and power translate into death and destruction

Political Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-75

  Smith, Allison G ^a  

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Author keywords

Affiliation; Content analysis; Motives; Power; Social identity theory; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149029028     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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