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Hint	Answer
In Beck's (2008) SMT, what links grievances to modern narratives?	Framing
Name the parts of Beck's SMT	Political opportunities, mobilising resources, framing
What term did Mawdudi coin in 1939, justifying overthrowing non-Islamic rulers? (Wiktorowicz 2005)	Jahilyya
What is the first event that civilian targeting by radical Islam groups can be witnessed?	Algerian Civil War
How is civilian killing justified, considering citizens in a democratic society are complicit?	Doctrine of proportional response
What causes the rise of foreign fighters post-1980 in Hegghammer (2010/11)s eyes?	Pan-Islamic Identity
What term does Moore (& Tumelty 2008) attribute to foreign fighters continuing activities after returning home?	Blowback effect
How does Griffin (1995) see the structure of far-right networks?	Non-hierarchical, "groupuscules"
When are poorly institutionalised insurgencies most vulnerable? (Moore & Youngman 2023)	Leadership change

Hint	Answer
What does Sageman (2008) see as modern terrorist threats?	Leaderless Jihad
What does Hoffman (2008) counter, seeing as still vital in modern terrorism?	Decapitation via killing leaders
What limits escalation according to Busher, Holbrook and Macklin (2019)?	Internal breaks
How does Cronin (2010) describe the West's focus on homegrown plots when they should actually consider al Qaeda's strategic decline?	Bifocal problem
What 3 part counter-terrorism framework is suggested by Pedahzur and Ranstorp (2001)?	Expanded criminal justice model
What 2014 book examines Al-Qaeda's public discourse?	Holbrook's 2014 The Al-Qaeda Doctrine
What has SMT been criticised with not taking into account?	Grievances
What was the leader of the Chechen insurgency called, who had a local focus and disagreed with Osama?	Khattab

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