Assassination Unit 4
CTC def. of political assassinations as “an action that directly or indirectly leads to the
death of an intentionally targeted individual who is active in the political sphere, in
order to promote or prevent specific policies, values, practices or norms pertaining to
the collective,”
Opposition leaders
– especially in
authoritarian
systems, and more Restrictions on
vulnerable during Heads of political competition &
violent domestic state strong polarization and
conflicts. fragmentation.
Vice head of states – Lower- ranking
rare but intended to political figures Lack of consensual
promote highly political ethos &
specific policy homogenous
changes and to Tatgets: populations.
prevent the vice from
ascending to head of
state position Politically deprived
groups which results in
a decline in the
Causes of legitimacy of political
assassinations leadership and systems
Legislators - acts – direct attack against
of protection political leaders.
against an existing
political order
Domestic violence
during election
Non-democratic Facilitators of periods.
political assassinations:
environments
Territorial
Polities must be fragmentation of
susceptible to a country.
assassinations Loss of control
over some parts of
a country to
Research findings indicate that political opposing groups.
assassinations more probable in countries that
suffer from a combination of restrictions on
political competition & strong polarization &
fragmentation
CTC def. of political assassinations as “an action that directly or indirectly leads to the
death of an intentionally targeted individual who is active in the political sphere, in
order to promote or prevent specific policies, values, practices or norms pertaining to
the collective,”
Opposition leaders
– especially in
authoritarian
systems, and more Restrictions on
vulnerable during Heads of political competition &
violent domestic state strong polarization and
conflicts. fragmentation.
Vice head of states – Lower- ranking
rare but intended to political figures Lack of consensual
promote highly political ethos &
specific policy homogenous
changes and to Tatgets: populations.
prevent the vice from
ascending to head of
state position Politically deprived
groups which results in
a decline in the
Causes of legitimacy of political
assassinations leadership and systems
Legislators - acts – direct attack against
of protection political leaders.
against an existing
political order
Domestic violence
during election
Non-democratic Facilitators of periods.
political assassinations:
environments
Territorial
Polities must be fragmentation of
susceptible to a country.
assassinations Loss of control
over some parts of
a country to
Research findings indicate that political opposing groups.
assassinations more probable in countries that
suffer from a combination of restrictions on
political competition & strong polarization &
fragmentation
