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Ideology can be defined as the beliefs, values, principles, and objectives — however ill-defined or tenuous — by which a group defines its distinctive political identity and aims, and justifies its actions.1 Some ideologies — particularly religion or separatism, but others as well — include elements of historical or even semi-mythical beliefs.2 What is important is that ideology provides a motive — and possibly a formula — for action.

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Drake, C.J.M. (1998). Ideology. In: Terrorists’ Target Selection. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230374676_3

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