Chapter 5. The Primacy of Grievance as a Structural Cause of Oppositional Political Terrorism: Comparing Al Fatah, FARC, and PIRA†

  1. David Canter Professor
  1. Jeffrey Ian Ross Associate Professor Fellow

Published Online: 17 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470744499.ch5

Book Title

The Faces of Terrorism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

The Faces of Terrorism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

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How to Cite

Ross, J. I. (2009) The Primacy of Grievance as a Structural Cause of Oppositional Political Terrorism: Comparing Al Fatah, FARC, and PIRA, in The Faces of Terrorism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (ed D. Canter), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470744499.ch5

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  1. University of Huddersfield, UK

Author Information

  1. University of Baltimore, Australia

  1. †

    Special thanks to David Canter, Claire Delisle, Glen Feder and Dawn L. Rothe for comments on this chapter.

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 17 DEC 2009
  2. Published Print: 15 FEB 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470753804

Online ISBN: 9780470744499

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Keywords:

  • primacy of grievance as structural cause of oppositional political terrorism;
  • campaigns of oppositional political terrorism - Al-Fatah, FARC and PIRA;
  • applying components of causal model - understanding causal dynamics of oppositional political terrorism;
  • general causal model or theory of causes of oppositional political terrorism;
  • model incorporating 10 basic structural factors - between precursors and precipitants;
  • organizations selected, geographically distinct, with slightly different objectives;
  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), oldest terrorist organizations in South America;
  • Palestinian-Israeli conflict - terrorist organizations, al-Fatah, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP);
  • Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA);
  • trait shared most in common by terrorists - powerful effect of grievances

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Objective

  • Case Selection

  • Al-Fatah

  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

  • Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA)

  • Comparisons

  • Conclusion

  • References

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