Shadows in the Cognitive Terrain: Suicide Terrorism and the Role of Ideology

Abstract

Presents a historic review on the role of ideology on suicide terrorism. Reviews research from cognitive psychology and anthropology to describe how ideology influences individual perception and decision making to become a human smart bomb. Additional keywords: social cognition, political science, middle east history, Islam, Marxism, Nationalism, constructivism, international relations theory, radicalism, dehumanization, insurgency.