Cooperative game theoretic centrality analysis of terrorist networks: The cases of Jemaah Islamiyah and Al Qaeda

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 230-238

  Lindelauf, R H A ^a,b   Hamers, H J M ^b   Husslage, B G M ^b,c  

^a NETHERLANDS DEFENCE ACADEMY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Centrality; Cooperative game theory; Network analysis; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

CENTRALITY; COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION; COOPERATIVE GAME; COOPERATIVE GAME THEORY; EFFICIENT ALLOCATIONS; OPERATIONAL NETWORK; TERRORIST NETWORKS; TERRORIST ORGANIZATION;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; TERRORISM;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 84876410926     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.02.032     Document Type: Article

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