Terrorismus und Generalisierung. Gibt es einen Lebenslauf terroristischer Gruppierungen?

In: Zeitschrift für Politik: ZfP, Band 51, Heft 4, S. 359-383

Abstract

The term "terrorism" is used for a lot of different terroristic organizations. Although their motives are vastly different they share common patterns of evolutionary development. At the beginning terrorist groups arise out of an extremist milieu & start to horrify the public opinion & society by planning & accomplishing their first steps of terrorist action. The achieved effect supplies the organization with more & more supporters, which allows the terrorist group to start a more professional & severe sequence of action. But this does not contain a guarantee of successful & ongoing terrorist action per se. Much to the contrary, terrorist organizations start to lose their support by acting in a more & more professional & brutalized manner & because of internal disavowals. Furthermore their power of impact is diminished, & in the end the organization splits up & proclaims its voluntary liquidation. The consequence is: Terrorist organizations aren't survivable in the long run. Adapted from the source document.