Promise and pitfalls of terrorism research

International Studies Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-431

  Young, Joseph K ^a   Findley, Michael G ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILITARY APPLICATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; TERRORISM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79957656764     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: 14682486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2486.2011.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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