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| − | The '''Terrorism Research Unit''' was established by [[Paul Wilkinson]] in [[1980s]] within the department of Politics and International Relations at the Aberdeen University. The 'unit' consisted of Wilkinson and a team of students who began developing a computer database of terrorist incidents, profiles of terrorist groups and laws and anti-terrorist measures taken by governments. <ref>Alex Peter Schmid, Political terrorism: a new guide to actors, authors, concepts, data bases, theories and literature (Amsterdam; Oxford: North-Holland, 1988) pp.146-147</ref> This project - described as being 'unique in size in Western Europe' - was coordinated with the [[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation]] and the [[Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies]] (where [[Ariel Merari]] was working on a similar project). It almost certainly led to the RAND-St Andrews database developed by [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] and [[Bruce Hoffman]] in the 1990s at the [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]].<ref>Alex Peter Schmid, Political terrorism: a new guide to actors, authors, concepts, data bases, theories and literature (Amsterdam; Oxford: North-Holland, 1988) pp.146-147</ref> | + | The '''Terrorism Research Unit''' was established by [[Paul Wilkinson]] in [[1980s]] within the department of Politics and International Relations at the Aberdeen University. The 'unit' consisted of Wilkinson and a team of students who began developing a computer database of terrorist incidents, profiles of terrorist groups and laws and anti-terrorist measures taken by governments. <ref>Alex Peter Schmid, Political terrorism: a new guide to actors, authors, concepts, data bases, theories and literature (Amsterdam; Oxford: North-Holland, 1988) pp.146-147</ref> This project - described as being 'unique in size in Western Europe' - was coordinated with the [[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation]] and the [[Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies]] (where [[Ariel Merari]] was working on a similar project). It almost certainly led to the RAND-St Andrews database developed by [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] and [[Bruce Hoffman]] in the [[1990s]] at the [[terrorexpertise:University of St. Andrews|University of St. Andrews]].<ref>Alex Peter Schmid, Political terrorism: a new guide to actors, authors, concepts, data bases, theories and literature (Amsterdam; Oxford: North-Holland, 1988) pp.146-147</ref> |
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The Terrorism Research Unit was established by Paul Wilkinson in 1980s within the department of Politics and International Relations at the Aberdeen University. The 'unit' consisted of Wilkinson and a team of students who began developing a computer database of terrorist incidents, profiles of terrorist groups and laws and anti-terrorist measures taken by governments. [1] This project - described as being 'unique in size in Western Europe' - was coordinated with the RAND Corporation and the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies (where Ariel Merari was working on a similar project). It almost certainly led to the RAND-St Andrews database developed by Wilkinson and Bruce Hoffman in the 1990s at the University of St. Andrews.[2]
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References
- ↑ Alex Peter Schmid, Political terrorism: a new guide to actors, authors, concepts, data bases, theories and literature (Amsterdam; Oxford: North-Holland, 1988) pp.146-147
- ↑ Alex Peter Schmid, Political terrorism: a new guide to actors, authors, concepts, data bases, theories and literature (Amsterdam; Oxford: North-Holland, 1988) pp.146-147
