TY  - BOOK
AU  - JONES  Calvert
TI  - Assessing the dangers of illicit networks: why al-Qaida may be less threatening than many think
PY  - 2008///
KW  - TERRORISM \x NETWORKS
KW  - NETWORKS
KW  - AL-QAIDA
N2  - The article with a brief discussion of the term 'network' in the social sciences.  It provides a review of the current literature on networks next highlight some limitations that raise doubts whether networks in general and clandestine networks in particular are as postulated in their ability to challenge states. In this article also clarify that paradigm, probe deeper into the consequences of the network structure and challenge conventional wisdom about network-based threats to states
ER  -