On the origin of domestic and international terrorism
Journal
European Journal of Political Economy
ISSN
0176-2680
ISSN-Digital
1873-5703
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2011-12
Author(s)
Abstract
We analyze the determinants of the origin of domestic and international terrorism in a large panel data set of 159 countries spanning from 1970 to 2007. We show that terror increases with GDP per capita, a higher polity score measuring a more open and competitive political system and experiences of domestic conflict, anarchy and regime transitions. Our evidence thus contradicts the notion that terrorism is rooted in economic deprivation or that strongly autocratic regimes breed more terrorists. Rather we show that weak or failing states are an incubator for terrorism. We also show that the causes of domestic terror and international terror are similar.
Language
English
Keywords
Terrorism
Origin of terrorism
Negative binomial panel
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher place
Amsterdam
Volume
27
Number
Supplement 1
Start page
17
End page
36
Pages
20
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
210292