Female terrorism: a review

Karen Jacques; Paul J. Taylor

doi:10.1080/09546550902984042

Female terrorism: a review

Karen Jacques, Paul J. Taylor

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Abstract

The sharp growth in the number of publications examining female involvement in terrorism has produced a valuable but un-integrated body of knowledge spread across many disciplines. In this paper, we bring together 54 publications on female terrorism and use qualitative and quantitative analyses to examine the range of theoretical and methodological approaches in these papers. Using a content analysis, we identify six primary research foci: Portrayal in media, Feminism, Interviews with terrorists, Group roles, Motivation and recruitment, and Environmental enablers. Results revealed a reliance on secondary rather than primary data, narrative rather than statistical comparisons, and descriptions rather than explanations of events.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	499-515
Number of pages	17
Journal	Terrorism and Political Violence
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09546550902984042
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Female terrorism
Meta-analysis
Motivations
Radicalization
Recruitment
Review
Suicide bombers
Qualitative findings
Women
Metasynthesis
Experience
Violence

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