How Terrorism Ends: A Comparative Analysis of Underground Organisations in Italy and Spain

Projektinformationen

HTE

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 252957

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

Startdatum 1 August 2011

Enddatum 31 Juli 2013

Finanziert unter

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Gesamtkosten € 146 717,00

EU-Beitrag € 146 717,00

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS
Spain

Ziel

This project analyses the conditions under which terrorist groups fall into decline. This is done through a systematic comparison of different paths of disengagement and exit from terrorism that have concerned different types of (a) Left-wing (b) Nationalist-Separatist, (c) Religious-Fundamentalist and (d) Right -wing terrorist groups in two European democracies (Italy and Spain) in the last 40 years (1970-2010). Many scholars have noted the cyclical nature of terrorist movements. However, scarce attention has been paid so far, within academia and outside it, to the ways in which such groups come to an end or move away from violence. Referring to social movement studies, and adopting a ‘dynamic approach’ to the study of disengagement, my research project seeks to answer these questions. It discusses the possible paths for leaving underground organisations, specifically interrelating the micro-meso-macro analytical level of analysis, exploring how the complex interactions between the social, political, and cultural environment, combined with the internal dynamics of the groups, affect the exiting from terrorism. This will be done by adopting a methodological triangulation strategy which combines a ‘large N’ quantitative study with a ‘small N’ comparative case study of different types of ‘disengaged’ terrorist groups, and several qualitative-quantitative data-collection techniques: compilation and analysis of a selective data base of underground organisations; discourse analysis of interview data; content analysis of historical records (newspapers, government documents, autobiographies, documents from organisations); and systematic consultation of secondary sources. Focusing on different contexts and different kinds of movements (Right-wing, Left-wing, Ethno-nationalist and Religious-fundamentalist), I apply a “most-different” design to paired comparison in order to look not (only) for correlations between variables but rather for similar mechanisms.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• social sciences › political sciences › political transitions › terrorism
• social sciences › political sciences › political transitions › revolutions
• social sciences › political sciences › government systems › democracy

Programm/Programme

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Thema/Themen

• FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF - Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development"

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF
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Finanzierungsplan

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Koordinator

UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS

Kontakt Verwaltung

Fernando Reinares Nestares (Prof.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 146 717,00
• Adresse: CALLE TULIPAN ; 28933 Mostoles ; Spanien
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten