Challenging the State: Effect of Minority Discrimination, Economic Globalization, and Political Openness on Domestic Terrorism
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| Authors | Sambuddha Ghatak |
| Journal/Conference Name | INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIONS |
| Paper Category | Social Sciences |
| Paper Abstract | Discrimination against minority groups is a robust predictor of domestic terrorism. However, economic and political openness might further facilitate mobilization of such aggrieved sections of a larger population. This study relates economic and political openness to minority discrimination in explaining vulnerability to domestic terrorism. Terrorism is a rational choice when a minority’s deprivation of public good provisions increases, while global economic integration and limited political openness facilitate rebel mobilization. Using data on 172 countries, I find strong support that countries discriminating against minority groups are more likely to experience domestic terrorist attacks when their economic and political systems open up. |
| Date of publication | 2016 |
| Code Programming Language | R |
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