Citation

Cunningham KJ. Stud. Conflict Terrorism 2009; 32(7): 561-575.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10576100902959114

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Evolutionary theory's utility for the study of political phenomena, including war and nationalism, has been demonstrated. However, these studies fail to explain substate violence, including terrorism, and rarely evaluate whether cost-benefit analyses differ for males and females. This article seeks to demonstrate that evolutionary theory provides intriguing insights into two phenomena that observers find difficult to understand: political violence, including terrorism and self-sacrifice in the form of suicide attacks, and female political violence.