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Social Networks and Terrorism

Social Networks and Terrorism

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Author(s): David Knoke (University of Minnesota, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 15
Source title: Social Networking and Community Behavior Modeling: Qualitative and Quantitative Measures
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maytham Safar (Kuwait University, Kuwait)and Khaled Mahdi (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-444-4.ch013

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Social Computing / Social Networking

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Abstract

This chapter explains how international terror networks, consisting of individuals and organizations spanning countries and continents, form and evolve. It describes tools and methods used by social network analysts to study such networks; their applications by counterterrorist organizations; their limitations and problems in data collection and analysis; and directions for future research. It also discusses a few recent case studies by prominent researchers.

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