Abstract
In this paper the role of ideological thinking in shaping the mind-set and motivations of terrorists is examined. How do terrorist protect themselves emotionally from the consequences of gratuitous, indiscriminate violence? How do ideologies help to mold the conceptual and cognitive processes that give sense to terrorist models of the world? This paper explores these psycho-social processes and seeks to show that participation in terrorism involves a complicated interplay among rational, logical calculations and psychological impulses. It also describes some of the cognitive processes that go into the construction of terrorist social models. The paper concludes with some observations on how social research can inform conflict resolution processes by offering informational resources that may provide alternatives to terrorist-inspired solutions.
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