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This chapter looks at what is termed the ‘character of state organisations’ investigating how aspects of state organisations’ culture and composition can lead to a predication towards ineffectual and at times counter-productive responses to terrorism.
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G. Allison and P. Zelikow, Essence of Decision (2nd edn.) (New York; Harlow: Longman, 1999), p. 143.
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S.G. Payne, Politics and the Military in Modern Spain, p. 278.
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D. Conversi, The Basques, The Catalans, and Spain, p. 81.
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Ibid, p. 93.
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P. Preston, The Politics of Revenge, p. 190.
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R. English, Terrorism: How to Respond, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008), p. 128.
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McConaghy, K. (2017). The Character of State Organisations and the Effect on Counter-Terrorism. In: Terrorism and the State. Rethinking Political Violence. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57267-7_6
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