Title
The Tipping Point to Terrorism: Involvement in Right-Wing Terrorist Groups in the United States
Date of Award
5-2011
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Criminology and Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Pete Simi
Second Advisor
Candice Batton
Third Advisor
Lisa Sample
Abstract
This dissertation focuses on right-wing terrorism (RWT) in the United States perpetrated by adherents to the White Supremacist Movement (WSM). In depth case history data were collected using a variety of sources and analyzed on 66 federally indicted WSM terrorists representing 10 different terrorist organizations in the United States from 1980-2002. The primary means of analysis was a qualitative case analysis using narrative data to uncover what influences an individual to become involved in a terrorist group. Specifically, I analyzed the influences of: 1) structural components, 2) family dynamics, and 3) non-familial relationships on the involvement process. Results from this study can provide valuable theoretical and practical implications to understanding terrorists and terrorist groups.
Recommended Citation
Reeser, Anne M. Stacey, "The Tipping Point to Terrorism: Involvement in Right-Wing Terrorist Groups in the United States" (2011). Student Work. 18.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/18
Comments
A Dissertation Presented to the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Ph.D.