INTRODUCTION

I) THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SELF-MARTYRDOM

II) THE PAKISTANI CASE: CONSISTENCE WITH EXISTING THEORIES
a) OCCUPATION MATTERS: TARGETING THE STATE
b) SUICIDE BOMBING IN THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CONFLICT: PAKISTAN’S CIVIL WAR
c) COMPETITION AMONG A WEAK LEADERSHIP?

III) RADICALIZATION IN THE USE OF SUICIDE BOMBINGS
a) GETTING THE WORLD’S ATTENTION: THE SPREAD OF SUICIDE TERROR
b) SUICIDE BOMBING AND TOYOTAS

IV) CONCLUDING COMMENTS

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