| ID | 170011 |
| Title Proper | Make Love, Not War |
| Other Title Information | Do Single Young Men Cause Political Violence? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kustra, Tyler |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article calls into question the theory that being single drives young men to commit political violence. It finds that, while the proportion of young men in a country has a statistically significant impact on the level of political violence in the country, whether or not these men are married has no additional impact. The result may appear to contradict the individual-level evidence that shows that young, unmarried men commit the overwhelming majority of political violence. Rebels and terrorists, however, make up only a small part of a country's population. If participating in political violence caused young men to be single, this would have a negligible impact on a country's proportion of single young men, thereby explaining why marital status is uncorrelated with political violence at the national level. It would also explain why the individual-level evidence shows that most terrorists and guerillas are single. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 63, No.4; Dec 2019: p.890–896 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol: 63 No 4 |
| Key Words | Political Violence |