The Importance of Place in Contemporary Terrorist Attacks – Conclusions for Designing an Institutional Response
Journal cover Strategic Review, no. 17, year 2024
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Keywords

terrorism
responding to attacks
counter-terrorism
terrorist attack site

How to Cite

Stelmach, J. (2024). The Importance of Place in Contemporary Terrorist Attacks – Conclusions for Designing an Institutional Response. Strategic Review, (17), 305–313. https://doi.org/10.14746/ps.2024.1.21

Abstract

The purpose of the research, the results of which are included in this publication, was to develop general conclusions regarding the conduct of counterterrorism operations in the context of the place of a terrorist attack. Thus, the identified subject and purpose of the research determined its categorization as applied and embedded in the discipline of security sciences. Corresponding with the purpose of the research process is the research question – what recommendations and conclusions related to the place of a terrorist attacks can be crucial for designing an institutional response? The author assumed in the research hypothesis the possibility of deriving such valuable conclusions that can contribute to strengthening the qualitative response to contemporary terrorist attacks. The research described in the text was based on scientific methods in the form of literature analysis and criticism, document analysis, comparative analysis, cross-sectional synthesis and multiple immersion case studies. The research results obtained became the basis for the development of key conclusions that should be taken into account in the preparation of solutions for institutional response to contemporary terrorist attacks.

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