Utilization of operational code analysis in studying terrorist organizations
Author(s)
Advisor
Aydınlı, ErselDate
2010-06Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Operational code analysis constituting a framework for systematic study appears
to inaugurate a long-waited approach aiming at understanding, unfolding
and potentially anticipating the motivational and behavioral constitutions of
non-state terrorist organizations. However, operational code constructs known
so far do not appear to be compact in respect of the methodology, which could
be utilized within the studies of operational codes of organizations different than
governmental. Into the bargain, the scholarly evolution of operational code
analysis presents an inconsistency associated with the interchangeability of individual
and organizational levels of analysis. Addressing these limitations, this
thesis seeks to offer an alternative approach by appreciating the instrumentality
of beliefs about organizational structure, its potential for determining the style of
decision-making and for anticipation of the decision-makers’ logic of political action.
This study concludes with a section, which expands the parameters of operational
code research incorporating a structural context and discussion of its
implications for research on terrorism.
Keywords
Operational code analysisNon-state terrorist organizations
Perceptions
Organizational structure
Methodology