'Lone Wolf Terrorism'. The Case of Anders Breivik

The terrorist attack on 22 July 2011 in Norway shocked the nation and the world. Anders Behring Breivik became the ultimate lone wolf terrorism case. This case study explores why terrorism is difficult to predict generally and more specifically the insight that the Breivik case provides about motiva...

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Published in:S + F 2013, Vol.31 (2), p.87-92
Main Author: Ranstorp, Magnus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Internet
Muslims
Nuclear terrorism
Political extremism
Prime ministers
Religious terrorism
right-wing extremism
Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik
Terrorism
Terrorists
THEMENSCHWERPUNKT
Uniforms
Violent extremism
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Summary:The terrorist attack on 22 July 2011 in Norway shocked the nation and the world. Anders Behring Breivik became the ultimate lone wolf terrorism case. This case study explores why terrorism is difficult to predict generally and more specifically the insight that the Breivik case provides about motivation and ideological worldview, counterjihad, terrorist tradecraft and the lessons for preventing such attacks in the future.
ISSN:0175-274X
DOI:10.5771/0175-274x-2013-2-87