ABSTRACT
Following the multilevel analytical framework set out in Chapter 2, this second part of the book begins by looking at the influence of structural-level factors. Terrorist groups are shaped by the social, political, and economic environment in which they find themselves. How did such factors influence involvement processes in the Hofstadgroup? This chapter is organized using Crenshaw‘s division of structural-level factors into those that enable and those that motivate involvement in terrorism. Consequently, the analysis begins with a discussion of facilitating conditions such as popular support for terrorism and potential counterterrorism shortcomings. It then turns to motivational ones such as relative deprivation and political grievances before concluding with a brief look at the structural-level precipitant that most likely triggered the murder of Theo van Gogh .
