Terrorist Assassinations and Target Selection

Laura N. Bell

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2017, vol. 40, issue 2, 157-171

Abstract: This research note examines political institutional changes in the aftermath of terrorist assassinations. Contemporary assassinations are more often a component of wider campaigns of political violence rather than a singular attack on a head of state. The Global Terrorism Database counts 16,831 terrorist assassinations from 1970–2014, indicating significant frequency of these events and includes a wide range of targets from law enforcement officials to foreign diplomats. Utilizing survival analysis, the span of time from a terrorist assassination event to a change in political institutions within states is measured between target types. Outcome differences between target types are identified.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2016.1184060

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