An aid at understanding how social movements such as insurgencies and revolutionary groups are created ; how they grow, spread, and sustain themselves; and how they succeed or fail. from preface to the second edition.

Title from cover. The Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) series consists of a set of case studies and research conducted for the US Army Special Operations Command by the National Security Analysis Department of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Photocopy. In binder, 29 cm.

Terrorism.Introduction -- Underlying causes of violence -- Organizational structure and function -- Leadership -- Joining, stayin in, and leaving the underground -- Group dynamics and radicalization -- Psychological risk factors -- Insurgent use of media : traditional, broadcast and internet -- Psychology of influence -- Nonviolent resistance -- Terrorism.