Comparison Of Macro And Micro-Levels Of Terrorism

Macro and Micro-Levels of Terrorism Terrorism is a tactic that can be used by individuals, groups, and nation-states alike since it is an advocate for political or social change. Terrorism is rooted in change, it cannot be subjugated to one ideology since it is ever-evolving, ranging from a tactic used for political change through the early 20th century to a religious justified method used in the late 20th century and is now being used by individual “lone-wolf” in attacks against the socio-political hierarchy. There are countless factors to terrorism as it is a complex issue that scholars have been debating since it was practiced due to how difficult it is to plainly define it. Despite it being hard to define, two main levels of terrorism are

During this, a new series of scholarly outputs “Synthesized the existing evidence surrounding psychopathological or personality-driven explanations of terrorist involvement.” (Corner & Gill, 2017). On the other hand, Macro-level deals with social and political factors such as globalization, weak states, contagion, and an overall government’s response to terrorism (Lafree & Schwarzenbach, 2021). Potentially many macro-level factors contribute to a terrorist’s motivation; however, failed states are the best supporting ones because of how often they have led to terrorist attacks. Nation-states must be powerful and it is stated “As a consequence, failed states are unable to control their own national borders or project power throughout their national territory and continually face the threat of secession, civil war, and large-scale violent internal struggles for control between the government and one or more non-state actors.” (Piazza, 2008, p. 470). Understanding what micro-level and macro-level forms of terrorism are and how they influence terrorists will help governments and agencies counter and prevent

They can be funded by the government under the defense spending budget and be on a semi-annual basis. Governments can also mental health to study political violence since the United States has become very politicized in all its policies and is currently going through dreadful polarization that was made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health seems to be the highest-rising illness in the United States and according to the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), mental health and substance use disorder will soon surpass all physical diseases and become the globally leading disease (Coady, 2012). The government’s understanding of this simple yet complex idea of mental health and how it has become a larger issue in the last two decades can help it understand micro-levels of terrorism and prevent more attacks before they occur. Next is the Macro-level of terrorism, which focuses on larger-scale attributes like religious influence, globalization, and weaker failing states that are vulnerable to terrorist