Citation

Cooper HHA. Am. Behav. Sci. 2001; 44(6): 881-893.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/00027640121956575

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

How can terrorism be defined when the process of defining is wholly frustrated by the presence of irreconcilable antagonisms? It is certainly not easy to define, much less comprehend. With respect to terrorism, there is among the many participants to the discussion no agreement on the basic nature of the fruit under consideration. In any case, the definition of terrorism has undergone a number of small refinements as experience has suggested. This article considers how to define terrorism or at least know it when it is seen in the coming decades.