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Gauging the Commitment of Clandestine Group Members

Gauging the Commitment of Clandestine Group Members

Downs, Doneda D.

Paperback

General EducationGeneral PsychologyInternational Relations

ISBN10: 128833365X
ISBN13: 9781288333653
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Nov 21 2012
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Since the attacks of September 11th, 2001, there has been a great deal of attention given to understanding the inner workings of terrorist organizations in order for the United States to be successful in the Global War on Terrorism. Group dynamics has been one area of interest pursued to gain more insight into a terrorist's cognitive battlespace. Until a few years ago, most research on individual commitment and organizational cohesion has been based primarily on questionnaires and open observations on groups that desire to be understood. However, terrorist organizations are clandestine; they constantly employ operations security (OPSEC) to ensure protection and mission accomplishment. This thesis uses Decision Analysis principles, specifically a Value-Focused Thinking-like approach, to develop an initial hierarchical model of significant factors influencing an individual's commitment to a terrorist organization, or any clandestine group of violent extremists. Individuals are evaluated and scored according to the model to identify exploitable vulnerabilities in their commitment level.

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