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A general theory of societal governance and power dynamics of extremist groups.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: How do extremist groups gain power within communities that aren't ideologically inclined to support those groups?This paper describes an initial general dynamic theory of the phenomena that give rise to active support for extremist groups, based on extremist groups seeking to garner support from the local community by providing services and dispensing their brand of justice and law.We describe the theory and show initial computational results from a generic model, and further describe a potential application of the theory to a more well-defined problem.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Authors: Asmeret Brooke Bier, Michael Lewis Bernard

Language: English

Topic: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Sandia National Laboratories

Awards: G2075401295, G351415096, G5735784432, G7318852158, G8456466421

OpenAlex ID: W2564593294

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