Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Journal / Book Title
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Abstract
Terrorism research has gained much traction since the 9/11 attacks, but some sub genres of terrorism, such as right-wing terrorism, have remained under-studied areas. Unsurprisingly data sources to study these phenomena are scarce and frequently face unique data collection obstacles. This paper explores five major, social-scientific terrorism databases in regards to data on right-wing terrorist events. The paper also provides an in-depth examination of the utilization of criminal legal proceedings to research right-wing terrorist acts. Lastly, legal case databases are introduced and discussed to show the lack of available court information and case proceedings in regards to right-wing terrorism.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1980981
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Peterka-Benton, Daniela and Laguardia, Francesca, "The Trouble with Numbers: Difficult Decision Making in Identifying Right-Wing Terrorism Cases. An Investigative Look at Open Source Social Scientific and Legal Data" (2021). Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 186.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/justice-studies-facpubs/186
Published Citation
Peterka-Benton, Daniela, and Francesca Laguardia. "The Trouble with Numbers: Difficult Decision Making in Identifying Right-Wing Terrorism Cases. An Investigative Look at Open Source Social Scientific and Legal Data." Studies in Conflict & Terrorism (2021): 1-24.
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