subject:(suicide attacks)

Macquarie University

1. Iqbal, Khuram. Evolution of suicide terrorism: a case study of Pakistan.

Degree: 2014, Macquarie University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1054978

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Theoretical thesis.

Bibliography: pages 204-218.

Introduction – Chapter 1. History of suicide terrorism in Pakistan – Chapter 2. Research problems and methodology – Chapter 3.… (more)

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Theoretical thesis.

Bibliography: pages 204-218.

Introduction – Chapter 1. History of suicide terrorism in Pakistan – Chapter 2. Research problems and methodology – Chapter 3. Militant landscape of Pakistan : the environmental level – Chapter 4. Driving forces of suicide terrorism in Pakistan : the organisational level – Chapter 5. Motivating factors of suicide terrorism in Pakistan : individual level – Chapter 6. Suicide terrorism in Pakistan : a multi-causal phenomenon – Chapter 7. Conclusion.

This study offers the first empirically grounded analysis of suicide terrorism in Pakistan and puts forth the argument that single-factor theories fall short of explaining the emergence and phenomenal rise of this deadly tactic. A multi-level analysis of Pakistani human bombs reveal that suicide terrorism is caused by multiple factors with perceived effectiveness, vengeance, poverty and religious fundamentalism playing a varying role at the individual, organisational and environmental levels. Nationalism and resistance to foreign occupation appears as the least relevant factors behind suicide terrorism in Pakistan. The findings of this study are based on a multi-level analysis of suicide bombings, incorporating primary and secondary data. In this study, the author also decodes personal, demographic, economic and marital characteristics of Pakistani human bombs. On average, Pakistani suicide bombers are the youngest but the deadliest in the world, and more than 71 per cent of their victims are civilians. Earlier concepts of a weak link linking terrorism with poverty and illiteracy do not hold up against the recent data gathered on the post-9/11 generation of fighters in Pakistan (in suicidal and non-suicidal categories), as the majority of fighters from a variety of terrorist organisations are economically deprived and semi-literate. The majority of Pakistani human bombs come from rural backgrounds, with very few from major urban centres. Suicide bombings in Pakistan remain a male-dominated phenomenon, with most bombers single men. Demographic profiling of Pakistani suicide bombers, based on a random sample of 80 failed and successful attackers, dent the notion that American drone strikes play a primary role in promoting terrorism in all its manifestations. The study concludes that previous scholarly attempts to explain suicide bombings are largely based on Middle Eastern data, thus their application in the case of Pakistan can be misleading. The Pakistani case study of suicide terrorism demonstrates unique characteristics, hence it needs to be understood and countered through a context-specific and multi-level approach.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Macquarie University. Department of Policing, Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism.

Subjects/Keywords: Suicide bombings – Pakistan – History; Terrorism – Pakistan – History; terrorism; suicide attacks; Al-Qaeda; Taliban; Kashmir; jihad; FATA

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APA (6^th Edition):

Iqbal, K. (2014). Evolution of suicide terrorism: a case study of Pakistan. (Doctoral Dissertation). Macquarie University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1054978

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Iqbal, Khuram. “Evolution of suicide terrorism: a case study of Pakistan.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Macquarie University. Accessed April 13, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1054978.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Iqbal, Khuram. “Evolution of suicide terrorism: a case study of Pakistan.” 2014. Web. 13 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Iqbal K. Evolution of suicide terrorism: a case study of Pakistan. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Macquarie University; 2014. [cited 2021 Apr 13]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1054978.

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Iqbal K. Evolution of suicide terrorism: a case study of Pakistan. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Macquarie University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1054978

2. Okowita, Samantha Louise. Female Suicide Terrorism: An analysis of trends and group motivations linked to the increase in female participation as suicide bombers.

Degree: MA, Political Science, 2017, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

URL: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4769

► There has been an increasing level of female participation as suicide bombers, driven primarily by groups understanding of strategic advantages when using women. First,… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Female Suicide Bombing; Suicide Bombing; Group Motivations of Suicide bombing; Terrorist Attacks; Female Terrorists; International Relations

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Okowita, S. L. (2017). Female Suicide Terrorism: An analysis of trends and group motivations linked to the increase in female participation as suicide bombers. (Thesis). University of Tennessee – Knoxville. Retrieved from https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4769

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Okowita, Samantha Louise. “Female Suicide Terrorism: An analysis of trends and group motivations linked to the increase in female participation as suicide bombers.” 2017. Thesis, University of Tennessee – Knoxville. Accessed April 13, 2021. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4769.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Okowita, Samantha Louise. “Female Suicide Terrorism: An analysis of trends and group motivations linked to the increase in female participation as suicide bombers.” 2017. Web. 13 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Okowita SL. Female Suicide Terrorism: An analysis of trends and group motivations linked to the increase in female participation as suicide bombers. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Tennessee – Knoxville; 2017. [cited 2021 Apr 13]. Available from: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4769.

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Council of Science Editors:

Okowita SL. Female Suicide Terrorism: An analysis of trends and group motivations linked to the increase in female participation as suicide bombers. [Thesis]. University of Tennessee – Knoxville; 2017. Available from: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4769

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Jawaharlal Nehru University

3. Piyasena, Sureshika Dishani. En gendering women and war: representations of the Sri Lankan woma11 combatant; -.

Degree: Language Literature and Cultural Studies, 2010, Jawaharlal Nehru University

URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/31792

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Bibliography p.149-162

Advisors/Committee Members: Prasad, G J V.

Subjects/Keywords: combatant; en gendering; female rationale; gender and the politics; nationalism; sri lankan women; suicide attacks; women and war

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Piyasena, S. D. (2010). En gendering women and war: representations of the Sri Lankan woma11 combatant; -. (Thesis). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/31792

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Piyasena, Sureshika Dishani. “En gendering women and war: representations of the Sri Lankan woma11 combatant; -.” 2010. Thesis, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Accessed April 13, 2021. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/31792.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Piyasena, Sureshika Dishani. “En gendering women and war: representations of the Sri Lankan woma11 combatant; -.” 2010. Web. 13 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Piyasena SD. En gendering women and war: representations of the Sri Lankan woma11 combatant; -. [Internet] [Thesis]. Jawaharlal Nehru University; 2010. [cited 2021 Apr 13]. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/31792.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Piyasena SD. En gendering women and war: representations of the Sri Lankan woma11 combatant; -. [Thesis]. Jawaharlal Nehru University; 2010. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/31792

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Colorado State University

4. Hussein, Assal. Performance assessment of simple blast wall systems.

Degree: PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019, Colorado State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/195279

To view the abstract, please see the full text of the document. Advisors/Committee Members: Mahmoud, Hussam N. (advisor), Heyliger, Paul R. (advisor), van de Lindt, John W. (committee member), McLean, David I. (committee member), Mueller, Jennifer L. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: eardrums rupture; free-air blast; suicide attacks; fragility analysis; blast test; simple blast wall systems

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APA (6^th Edition):

Hussein, A. (2019). Performance assessment of simple blast wall systems. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/195279

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hussein, Assal. “Performance assessment of simple blast wall systems.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed April 13, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10217/195279.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hussein, Assal. “Performance assessment of simple blast wall systems.” 2019. Web. 13 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Hussein A. Performance assessment of simple blast wall systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2019. [cited 2021 Apr 13]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/195279.

Council of Science Editors:

Hussein A. Performance assessment of simple blast wall systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/195279

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