Determinants of Terrorism in the Muslim World: An Empirical Cross-Sectional Analysis

Author: Abdelaziz Testas¹

Source: Terrorism and Political Violence, Volume 16, Number 2, April–June 2004 , pp. 253-273(21)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This article tries to quantify empirically the factors behind terrorism in 37 Muslim countries. In the article's most complete model, regressors include education attainment, political repression, income (GDP per capita), and a dummy for civil wars. We find education to be a positive determinant of terrorism— i.e., higher education levels give rise to more transnational terrorism in sample countries, low and high repression are a positive determinant of terrorism, so that a nonlinear relation (U-shaped) holds. The civil war dummy is also a positive influence. The income variable is a negative determinant of terrorism, but is either marginally significant or insignificant.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/09546550490482504

Affiliations: 1: Open Harbor, San Carlos, California, USA

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