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Blood and Ink! The Common-Interest-Game Between Terrorists and the Media Publication Archived

It has often been pointed out in the literature that a symbiotic relationship exists between terrorist groups and the media. As yet, however, no formal model has been built based on this issue and only very little empirical research has bee...

Ich bin auch ein Lemming: Herding and Consumption Capital in Arts and Culture Publication Archived

Trends in arts and culture tend to be longer-lasting and less fragile than in other fields such as clothing design. Most herding models are not able to explain such stability, instead predicting informational cascades to be fragile and fads...

Protecting Cultural Monuments Against Terrorism Publication Archived

Famous cultural monuments are often regarded as unique icons, making them an attractive target for terrorists. Despite huge military and police outlays, terrorist attacks on important monuments can hardly be avoided. We argue that an effect...