Abstract
The Herostratos syndrome affects some people who perpetrate odious attacks for the sake of infamy. We suggest that this sheds some useful light to explain the wave of mass killing going on in Europe and North America, including school shootings and Jihadist terrorism, within a game-theoretic framework. The analysis points out that policies aimed at countering this type of violence should focus on trivializing these attacks and reducing the publicity that they get in the media.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 357-364 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Herostratos syndrome
- Mass killing
- Terrorism
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