02669cam a2200445 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020001500081027002100096035002000117037001100137040001900148043001200167050002400179100002800203245009300231264003700324300002600361336002600387337002600413337002800439338003600467338002700503490002400530500015200554504005200706520097600758530005801734588004701792650002401839650002301863650002601886700003601912710010001948710002202048710007302070830002302143856005702166rnd000000000048568RAND920212s1991    cau      b    000 0 eng d  a   92190493  a0833018558  aRAND/N-3228-USDP  a(Sirsi) a190617  c$20.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  aa-tu---00aHV6433.T8bS29 19911 aSayari, Sabri.eauthor.10aUrbanization and insurgency--the Turkish case, 1976-1980 /cSabri Sayari, Bruce Hoffman. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1991.  axi, 22 pages ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aA RAND note ;v3228  aThis research "was carried out under the International Security and Defense Policy program of RAND's National Defense Research Institute"--Preface.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 21-22).  aOne of the likely changes that will affect future low-intensity conflict is the vast urbanization process that is occurring in many Third World countries. This Note analyzes the relationship between explosive population growth in and around cities and armed extremism through a case study of the urban terrorism campaign that erupted in Turkey between 1976 and 1980. It focuses on two key issues: why cities were the main arenas of organized political violence in Turkey during this period, and the role rapid urbanization played in the creation of a favorable environment for terrorists. Terrorism, as the Turkish case and many others suggest, is usually the product of multiple social, political, and economic factors. However, the uncontrolled and unplanned expansion of large metropolises, coupled with frequent political and economic crises, can create conditions susceptible to extremist exploitation, providing fertile ground for wide-scale violence and rebellion.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aInsurgencyzTurkey. 0aTerrorismzTurkey. 0aUrbanizationzTurkey.1 aHoffman, Bruce,d1954-eauthor.2 aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.).bInternational Security and Defense Policy Program.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bOffice of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 0aRand note ;v3228.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3228/