The Motivations of Suicide Bombers: Revisiting an “Enigma” (original) (raw)

Abstract

The figure of the suicide bomber is peculiar and enigmatic. Unfortunately, we have little empirical evidence to investigate the motivations of people who are willing to sacrifice their life in order to kill others. Most scholars agree with the idea that there is not a typical profile. Suicide bombers present different motivations. This paper explores the complex galaxy of suicide bombers’ motivations, drawing on the scientific literature on this topic. Three types of individual motivations can be analytically distinguished: interests, values and affects.

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