¿Qué explica la supervivencia de los grupos terroristas? Alianzas y competencia
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grupos terroristas, supervivencia organizativa, alianzas, competencia, longevidadResumen
Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 112
Cuatrimestral (enero-abril 2016)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2016.112.1.99
¿Por qué algunos grupos terroristas perduran más que otros? ¿Qué nos revela esta longevidad sobre la eficacia de las organizaciones terroristas? Este artículo examina, en primer lugar, por qué la supervivencia organizativa puede considerarse un factor de eficacia organizativa. En segundo lugar, se revisa la literatura sobre la longevidad de los grupos terroristas –incluyendo el examen sistemático de diez estudios cuantitativos sobre este tema. El análisis muestra que unos pocos factores están asociados a la longevidad recurrentemente –entre ellos, el tamaño del grupo y la participación en alianzas de grupos terroristas. En tercer lugar, y dado el interés teórico por las relaciones interorganizativas, se toman en consideración argumentos para explicar por qué las alianzas de grupos terroristas, y también la competencia entre grupos, probablemente contribuyen a la longevidad del grupo. Por último, se ofrecen sugerencias para avanzar en la investigación sobre esta temática.
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