Instructions
Choose either a purely domestic extremist group or an internationally focused terrorist organization and briefly describe the main inspiration (the grievance or cause). Describe how this inspiration serves as both a means of recruitment of individuals as well as which radicalization models best fits the terrorist inspirations for members of the group. Discuss the means of communication used by the group to influence their narrative. Address both the individual-level psychological concepts and group-level drivers for political violence in the form of terrorism.
Assignment Specifics:
- The body of your report is to be at least FOUR FULL pages in length (not counting the title page and references) and is to contain the following:
- A brief introduction with the topic and your thesis
- A main body, containing the “meat” of the paper, where you provide the requested information supported by class readings and with your analysis
- A conclusion, summarizing your information clearly and concisely
Technical Requirements
- Your paper must be at a minimum of 4-6 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
- Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
- Type in Times New Roman, 12 point, and double space.
- Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
- Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.