Essays about: "Lone actor terrorism"
Found 4 essays containing the words Lone actor terrorism.
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1. The Howl of the Lone Wolf
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : Attacks of mass-harm perpetrated by lone actor terrorists, also known as lone wolves which they are called in this study, have been increasing in the last few decades and has become one of the main national security threats in Sweden. With the increase in attacks, so has the research on this type of terrorism, looking at ideological reasons, target selection and the radicalisation process as well as comparisons to group-based terrorism. READ MORE
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2. A Loner, But Not Alone: Analyzing the Hanau Terror Attack in German News Media
University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis analyzes how the German news media depicted the terrorist attack in Hanau, which killed 10 people on 19th February 2020. This is done by conducting a thematic analysis in two major German newspapers, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Frankfurter Allgemeine. READ MORE
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3. Collaboration, Lone-wolfs and Returners – Framing Terrorism in Swedish Counter-Terrorism Policies
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Whereas a lot of research on social problems has focused on understanding them as objective conditions, the purpose of this study is to examine how terrorism is framed in three Swedish policies for countering terrorism. The three Swedish policies for countering terrorism, included in this study, were published between 2008-2015, and are important platforms wherein the framing of terrorism as a social problem takes place. READ MORE
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4. Because Our Survival Depends On It : Thematizing Breivik’s Manifesto in the Light of Moral
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskapAbstract : On the 22nd of July 2011, Norwegian lone actor Anders Behring Breivik decided tocarry out his life mission; a mission, which resulted in two separate terrorist attackskilling 77 individuals linked to the Norwegian Labour Party. The attacks directlycontributed to launch the second violence wave of the modern right-wing extremistmovement, turning it into the most violent movement of today in Western Europe. READ MORE