Commit Sociology

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A man in the foreground with his back to us wears a sign over his back that says, 'Every day is future.' Other protesters are holding flags and banners in the background

As two men were arrested this week for allegedly conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack, the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was not interested in talking about the causes of terrorism. He said:

“I think, though, this is not a time to commit sociology, if I can use an expression… The root causes of terrorism is terrorists.”

A bookcase stacked with sociology textbooks, such as The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology, the Penguin Dictionary of Sociology, and various political violence textbooks

Here’s two introductory references if you’re interested in the sociology of political violence: Political Terrorism by Alex Schmid and Albert Jongman, and one of the best resources I’ve read, The Psychology of Terrorism by John Horgan.

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