..."terrorist" in accord with the definition of terrorism provided by Bruce Hoffman. Terrorism is, he writes, "the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear...threat of violence in the pursuit of political change" (Bruce Hoffman, Inside Terrorism [New York: Columbia University Press, 1998], 43). 54. The selection...

...(London: Victor Gollancz), chap. 1, "Defining Terrorism," pp. 13-44. Hoffman's ultimate definition of terrorism as "the deliberate creation and exploitation...threat of violence in the pursuit of political change" (p. 43) is of little use since it could be said to apply equally to war or conflict in general. His...

...• perpetrated by a subnational group or non-state entity. We may therefore now attempt to define terrorism as the deliberate creation and exploitation...threat of violence in the pursuit of political change. All terrorist acts involve violence or the threat of violence. Terrorism is specifically designed to...

...academic literature on the subject, the RAND Corporation analyst Bruce Hoffman advocates that we define terrorism as 'The deliberate creation and exploitation...threat of violence in the pursuit of political change'. Hoffman goes on, 'Terrorism is specifically designed to have far-reaching psychological effects beyond...

...from the Department of Defense's emphasis on the act - Bruce Hoffman, in Inside Terrorism, defined terrorism as 'the deliberate creation and exploitation...threat of violence in the pursuit of political change', thus emphasising the results (the 'fear') over the act itself. When considering the potential for cyber-based...

...reviewing a number of accounts of terrorism that he considers inadequate, Hoffman gives his own definition as "the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear...threat of violence in the pursuit of political change." In his view terrorism has five hallmarks: it is ineluctably political in aims and motives; violent;...

...definition in the social sciences. Representative insofar is Bruce Hoffman's attempt, for whom terrorism is "the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear...the threat of violence in the pursuit of political change"29 and Martha Crenshaw's definition: "Terrorism refers to the systematic use or threat of violence...

...pursuit of a political aim? Unquestionably. Terrorism, in the words of a leading expert, can be defined as "the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in pursuit of political change."10 Hoffman further explains that Terrorism is designed to create power...

...maiming, and menacing of the innocent to inspire fear for political ends." Bruce Hoffman also defined terrorism as the deliberate creation and exploitation...threat of violence in the pursuit of political change. All terrorist acts involve violence or the threat of violence. Terrorism is specifically designed to...

...defined as involving "the use of force or the fear offeree to attain a political aim" (Ward 1990, 65) and "as the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear...threat of violence in the pursuit of political change" (Hoffman 1998,43). Further, terrorism is "conducted by an organization with an identifiable chain of...