| ID | 095040 |
| Title Proper | On ethnic conflict and the origins of transnational terrorism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Basuchoudhary, Atin ; Shughart, William F |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Using the ITERATE dataset, we explore the origins of transnational terrorist activity, from 1982 through 1997, in 118 countries. We model terrorism, not as a function of a nation's ethnic, religious or linguistic fractionalization, but as an independent measure of perceived ethnic tensions. When we control for institutional quality, evidence that political rights and civil liberties mitigate the terrorism-producing effects of ethnic tensions exists only since 1990. Economic freedoms, on the other hand, robustly reduce the number of terrorist attacks originating in ethnically tense societies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 21, No. 1; Feb 2010: p65-87 |
| Journal Source | Defence and Peace Economics Vol. 21, No. 1; Feb 2010: p65-87 |
| Key Words | Ethnic Conflict ; Transnational Terrorism ; Terrorsim ; Ethnic Tensions ; Political Rights ; Economic Rights ; Cold War |