Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 30 of 32

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Context And Demonizing The I.R.A., Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

Context And Demonizing The I.R.A., Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article questions a consensus that the I.R.A. is largely responsible for the recent suspension of Northern Ireland’s home-rule government by the United Kingdom.


Trends. Terrorist Brains, Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

Trends. Terrorist Brains, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the construct of biological reductionism in the context of the case of Red Army Faction member Ulrike Meinhof. For the author, overly emphasizing the biological aspects of Ms. Meinhof’s case might obscure legitimate grievances, and ultimately, lead to more cases of violence associated with terrorism.


Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting As Antiterrorism Weapons: Philosophical Dilemmas, Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting As Antiterrorism Weapons: Philosophical Dilemmas, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes problematic assumptions in differentiating public diplomacy from international broadcasting as weapons against terrorism with global reach.


Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the Maslowian hierarchy of needs in the context of 9-11 terrorist attacks and the relationship between executive and judicial branches of American government.


The Recovery Of The Aviation Industry: The Aviation Security Challenge, Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

The Recovery Of The Aviation Industry: The Aviation Security Challenge, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is based on a presentation made to the SAE 2002 World Aviation Congress on November 6, 2002 by the IBPP Editor. The article’s focus is on how representatives of the aviation industry need to think about aviation security to facilitate the industry’s economic recovery.


Trends. Preemption Logics, Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

Trends. Preemption Logics, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the idea and complexities of preemption in the context of 21st century global terrorism.


Trends. Sniping As Terrorism And Terrorism As Sniping, Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

Trends. Sniping As Terrorism And Terrorism As Sniping, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the possible terrorist context of sniper attacks perpetrated in the greater Washington, D.C. area in 2002, and the potential impact on global social cohesion.


Humiliation And Terrorism: Final Common Pathway Or Lowest Common Denominator?, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

Humiliation And Terrorism: Final Common Pathway Or Lowest Common Denominator?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes complexities in attributing a construct termed the primary causal factor to terrorist behavior perpetrated by espousers of variants of something called radical Islam against the interests of the United States Government (USG) and against something called the West.


Trends. Self-Esteem And Terrorism, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

Trends. Self-Esteem And Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the role self-esteem plays in terrorist behavior. Analysis includes the application of Jennifer Crocker and Connie T. Wolfe’s views as presented in their 2001 Psychological Review article “Contingencies of self-worth” (Vol 108 (3), pp. 593-623).


The Double Edged Sword Of Disaster Psychology In The Context Of Terrorism, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

The Double Edged Sword Of Disaster Psychology In The Context Of Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes implicit assumptions, and clinical and political implications, of prescriptions for psychological services in the aftermath of terrorism-created disaster. The article is one of a series in IBPP that focuses on crisis psychology, stress management, and critical incident debriefing in an era of a United States Government (USG)-announced war on terrorism with global reach.


Iraqi Intelligence And Antiterrorism/Counterterrorism: A News Conference By Tahir Jalil Habbush Concerning Abu Nidal, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

Iraqi Intelligence And Antiterrorism/Counterterrorism: A News Conference By Tahir Jalil Habbush Concerning Abu Nidal, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores difficulties in preventing and resolving terrorist operations that are planned by one’s adversaries for implementation against one’s political entity.


Trends. Confessions On Confessions In A War On Terrorism With Global Reach, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

Trends. Confessions On Confessions In A War On Terrorism With Global Reach, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the role of confessions in terrorism interrogations.


9/11 Stress About Coping With 9/11 Stress, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

9/11 Stress About Coping With 9/11 Stress, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies paradoxes and conceptual difficulties with behavioral scientists and expert advice on coping with 9/11-related stress.


9/11 As Anything, Something, Or Nothing: One Year After, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

9/11 As Anything, Something, Or Nothing: One Year After, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes political psychological Issues bearing on the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks within the United States.


Special Article: Recommendations For Optimal Personnel Security In The Cyberworld, Ibpp Editor Aug 2002

Special Article: Recommendations For Optimal Personnel Security In The Cyberworld, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article considers the social construction of recommendations for personnel security in the context of a global cyberworld.


Trends. Aviation Terrorism's Winning Hand, Ibpp Editor Aug 2002

Trends. Aviation Terrorism's Winning Hand, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses aviation security, terrorism, and the psychology behind pilot motivations for opting out of flying members of the Israeli government to Israel.


Trends. Medicalizing Terrorism As Part Of The Solution Or Part Of The Problem: More On The Moussaoui Case, Ibpp Editor Aug 2002

Trends. Medicalizing Terrorism As Part Of The Solution Or Part Of The Problem: More On The Moussaoui Case, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the context of the medicalization of psychology, using the case of Zacarias Moussaoui and the 9/11 terrorist attacks as context.


Internet Support Of Terrorism, Ibpp Editor May 2002

Internet Support Of Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies aspects of the Internet that can facilitate terrorist operations


Trends. The Political Psychology Of Indications And Warnings: The Meaning Of "Information To Prevent Terrorist Attacks", Ibpp Editor May 2002

Trends. The Political Psychology Of Indications And Warnings: The Meaning Of "Information To Prevent Terrorist Attacks", Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses alleged availability to the FBI of actionable intelligence prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


Truth Serum And Terrorism, Ibpp Editor May 2002

Truth Serum And Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes several epistemological--as opposed to ethical and moral--anxieties in administering drugs to individuals for the purpose of securing truths supporting the United States Government (USG)-declared war against terrorism with global research.


Trends. Psychiatric Follies Continue: The Moussaoui Case, Ibpp Editor May 2002

Trends. Psychiatric Follies Continue: The Moussaoui Case, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes several issues related to the evaluation of competency to stand trial for defendants accused of terrorism, in this case Zacarias Moussaoui.


Trends. Terror Management About Terrorism: Continued Victories For The 9/11 Terrorists, Ibpp Editor May 2002

Trends. Terror Management About Terrorism: Continued Victories For The 9/11 Terrorists, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the theory of terror management, and the psychology of terrorism.


Trends. Competency And Terrorism In The Moussaoui, Ibpp Editor May 2002

Trends. Competency And Terrorism In The Moussaoui, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes several Issues related to the evaluation of competency to stand trial for defendants accused of terrorism.


Trends. The Latest On Terrorist Motivation, Ibpp Editor May 2002

Trends. The Latest On Terrorist Motivation, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article examines the motivations of terrorists for becoming terrorists.


Trends. Facts And Conclusions In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor May 2002

Trends. Facts And Conclusions In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses relations between Israelis and Palestinians, and a United Nations report involving the Jenin refugee camp.


Trends. Allies Of Terrorism In The Realm Of Biological Warfare?, Ibpp Editor Apr 2002

Trends. Allies Of Terrorism In The Realm Of Biological Warfare?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses an increase in security regarding food shipment, manufacturing, and processing, as well as corporate lobbyists opposition to it.


Magical Thinking But No Magic: Implications For Sacred Terrorism, Ibpp Editor Apr 2002

Magical Thinking But No Magic: Implications For Sacred Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes lay and scientific psychological constructs of magic with implications for terrorism perpetrated through religious motivation.


The Terror Of Terrorism: The Limits Of Epistemology, Ibpp Editor Apr 2002

The Terror Of Terrorism: The Limits Of Epistemology, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The purpose of this article is to identify elements of the psychological terror wrought through terrorism.


Trends. Zero-Sum Games And Terrorism: Israeli And Palestinian Contestants, Ibpp Editor Apr 2002

Trends. Zero-Sum Games And Terrorism: Israeli And Palestinian Contestants, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The construct of the zero-sum game has several denotations in the political psychological literature on conflict.


The Need For Trauma: A Terrophilic Consequence Of 9/11, Ibpp Editor Apr 2002

The Need For Trauma: A Terrophilic Consequence Of 9/11, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article addresses the response of many United States (US) professional mental health authorities to the terrorist attacks within the US of September 11, 2001.