@article{ref1,
title="Terrorist assassinations and target selection",
journal="Studies in conflict and terrorism",
year="2017",
author="Bell, Laura N.",
volume="40",
number="2",
pages="157-171",
abstract="This research note examines political institutional changes in the aftermath of terrorist assassinations. Contemporary assassinations are more often a component of wider campaigns of political violence rather than a singular attack on a head of state. The Global Terrorism Database counts 16,831 terrorist assassinations from 1970-2014, indicating significant frequency of these events and includes a wide range of targets from law enforcement officials to foreign diplomats. Utilizing survival analysis, the span of time from a terrorist assassination event to a change in political institutions within states is measured between target types. Outcome differences between target types are identified.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1057-610X",
doi="10.1080/1057610X.2016.1184060",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2016.1184060"
}