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The root causes of terrorism / Darcy M.E. Novicks -- Why and how some people become terrorists / Todd C. Helmus -- How do terrorists generate and maintain support? / Christopher Paul -- The economics of terrorism and counterterrorism : what matters and is rational-choice theory helpful? / Claude Berrebi -- Organizational decisionmaking by terrorist groups / Brian A. Jackson -- How does terrorism end? / Gaga Gvineria -- Disengagement and deradicalization : processes and programs / Darcy M.E. Novicks -- Social-science foundations for strategic communications in the global war on terrorism / Michael Egner -- Cross-cutting observations and some implications for policymakers / Kim Cragin -- Representing social-science knowledge analytically / Paul K. Davis.