TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Groups, networks, or movements: A command-and-control-driven approach to classifying terrorist organizations and its application to Al Qaeda
JO  - Studies in conflict and terrorism
A1  - Jackson, Brian A.
SP  - 241
EP  - 262
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
N2  - Appropriately describing the properties and defining the boundaries of terrorist groups is frequently challenging. Public and policy discussion of Al Qaeda as a group, network, or broad social movement is described as an example of this problem, with an emphasis on the consequences of placing a terrorist organization in each of these different categories. To resolve the confusion that such uncertainties can introduce into discussion, an approach is described focusing on the strength of command-and-control linkages within an organization for laying out the differences between groups, networks, and movements and defining the boundaries between them.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-610X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -