Austin T. Turk

TL;DR: The sociology of terrorism has been understudied, even though considerable literatures on various forms of social conflict and violence have been produced over the years as discussed by the authors, and the aim here is to note what has been learned about the social origins and dynamics of terrorism in order to suggest agendas for future research.

TL;DR: It is concluded that further elaboration of propositions requires additional exploratory and descriptive research, and that rigorous formalization would be premature until the various hypothesized relationships have been more thoroughly examined in empirical research.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors apply log-linear analysis of multidimensional contingency tables to the complex analytical problems encountered by criminologists in research on the relationship between social disadvantage and criminalization.

TL;DR: The authors examines the creation of the category of criminality for acts and people that threaten the power of those in authority and examines the wider apparatus for identifying and controlling political opponents: intelligence, information control, intimidation, democratic elections, or the elimination of grievances.