International Journal of Peace Studies
A Comparison Study of the Typologies of Terrorist Organizations Using Geographic Information Systems
Abstract
This study uses a geographic information system (GIS) and a zero-inflated negative binomial regression model to evaluate if terrorist organizations that display a higher level of abstract/universal characteristics are more lethal in individual terrorist attacks than those organizations that exhibit a higher level of limited/political characteristics The results from the zero-inflated negative binomial regression model indicate that indeed there is an association between organizations that demonstrate a higher degree of abstract/universal characteristics and higher fatality rates in individual attacks. Likewise, terrorist organizations with a greater degree of limited/political characteristics were determined to produce less fatalities in individual attacks.
Recommended Citation
Alaimo, Michael and Tong, Yonghong
(2018)
"A Comparison Study of the Typologies of Terrorist Organizations Using Geographic Information Systems,"
International Journal of Peace Studies: Vol. 23:
No.
2, Article 6.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/ijps/vol23/iss2/6
