TY - JOUR
T1 - Leadership, terrorism, and the use of violence
AU - Hermann, Margaret G.
AU - Sakiev, Azamat
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PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Can we use what leaders of terrorist organizations say to help us understand what they are like, their leadership styles, and when they are likely to use violence to gain what they want? In this study, we examine the words of the leaders of al Qa'ida Central (AQ-C) and al Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) using Leadership Trait Analysis, an assessment-at-a-distance technique developed to provide answers to this type of question. Comparing the scores of the AQ-C and AQAP leaders to those of 23 leaders of other terrorist groups, we determine what the al Qa'ida leaders are like. We also ascertain how the rhetoric of these leaders changes as they decide to engage in violence as well as in the frames they choose to use toward different audiences.
AB - Can we use what leaders of terrorist organizations say to help us understand what they are like, their leadership styles, and when they are likely to use violence to gain what they want? In this study, we examine the words of the leaders of al Qa'ida Central (AQ-C) and al Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) using Leadership Trait Analysis, an assessment-at-a-distance technique developed to provide answers to this type of question. Comparing the scores of the AQ-C and AQAP leaders to those of 23 leaders of other terrorist groups, we determine what the al Qa'ida leaders are like. We also ascertain how the rhetoric of these leaders changes as they decide to engage in violence as well as in the frames they choose to use toward different audiences.
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U2 - 10.1080/17467586.2011.627935
DO - 10.1080/17467586.2011.627935
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:82055166964
SN - 1746-7586
VL - 4
SP - 126
EP - 134
JO - Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide
JF - Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide
IS - 2
ER -
