Do Democracy and Free Markets Protect Us From Terrorism?

Author: Piazza, James A1

Source: International Politics, Volume 45, Number 1, January 2008 , pp. 72-91(20)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

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Abstract:

This study empirically tests what has become a central component of US anti-terrorism policy under the Bush administration: that terrorism is a byproduct of illiberal political and economic systems. Employing a series of statistical analyses on incidents of terrorism in 153 countries from 1986 to 2003, the author finds that variables measuring democracy and degree of economic openness are not significant predictors of terrorism. However, the study does find that experience of state failures is significant, thus providing empirical backing for a small, descriptive body of scholarship linking failed states to terrorism.International Politics (2008) 45, 72-91. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ip.8800220

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ip.8800220

Affiliations: 1: aDepartment of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA., Email: jpiazza@uncc.edu

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