Parasites, energy and complex systems: generating novel intervention options to counter recruitment to suicide terrorism

Hills, M. and Mehta, A. (2015) Parasites, energy and complex systems: generating novel intervention options to counter recruitment to suicide terrorism. In: Stedmon, A. and Lawson, G. (eds.) Hostile Intent and Counter-Terrorism: Human Factors Theory and Application. Farnham: Ashgate. pp. 225-231.

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Abstract:	Having been developed through presentation at a range of defence research fora in the United Kingdom, in 2012 Hills published a thought-piece titled A New Perspective on the Achievement of Psychological Effects from Cyber Warfare Payloads: The Analogy of Parasitic Manipulation of Host Behavior (Hills 2012). Informed by personal experience working within the UK counter-terrorism and wider defence and security community – and constantly irritated by superficial media coverage that describes terrorists and other criminals as “brainwashed” - Hills sought to both challenge conventional explanations by means of Analogical Research (AR) as well as to encourage scholarly collaboration. This paper has arisen from interaction stimulated by the 2012 publication and the authors introduce further elaboration around the analogy of parasitic infection shaping or driving undesirable behaviour. It is intended to once again catalyse reactions as well as suggest the potential for practical interventions in policy.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Counter-terrorism, suicide terrorism, recruitment of terrorists, unconventional approaches, psychological effects, parasites, analogical reasoning, innovative options, suicide terrorism, deviant behaviour, behaviour shaping
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV7431 Prevention of crime, methods, etc. H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV6001 Criminology > HV6251 Crimes and offences > HV6432 Terrorism
Creators:	Hills, Mils and Mehta, Ashwin
Editors:	Stedmon, Alex and Lawson, Glyn
Publisher:	Ashgate
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	?? CELS ?? University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Business & Law > Business University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Institute for Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply, Travel and Transport Research Institutes > Institute of Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply & Transport Faculties > Faculty of Business & Law > International Strategy & Business
Date:	January 2015
Date Type:	Publication
Page Range:	pp. 225-231
Title of Book:	Hostile Intent and Counter-Terrorism: Human Factors Theory and Application
Series Name:	Human factors in defence
Place of Publication:	Farnham
Number of Pages:	356
Language:	English
ISBN:	9781472402103
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/7540

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