Should i stay or should i go? Explaining variation in western jihadists' choice between domestic and foreign fighting

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Hegghammer, Thomas ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

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EID: 84874492136     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055412000615     Document Type: Article

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