TY - BOOK AU - ALTIER Mary Beth AU - BOYLE Emma Leonard AU - HORGAN John G. TI - Terrorist transformations: the link between terrorist roles and terrorist disengagement PY - 2022/// KW - TERRORISM KW - TERRORIST ROLES AND TERRORIST DISENGAGEMENT KW - TERRORIST GROUP AND THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF VOLUNTARY DISENGAGEMENT KW - COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM N2 - Research pays little attention to the diverse roles individuals hold within terrorism. This limits our understanding of the varied experiences of the terrorist and their implications. This study examines how a terrorist's role(s) influence the likelihood of and reasons for disengagement. Using data from autobiographies and in-person interviews with former terrorists, we find that role conflict and role strain increase the probability of disengagement. We show those in certain roles, especially leadership and violent roles, incur greater sunk costs and possess fewer alternatives making exit less likely. Finally, certain roles are associated with the experience of different push/pull factors for disengagement UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1700038 ER -