Does democracy encourage terrorism?

1 December 1994

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Terrorism and Political Violence

Vol. 6 (4) , 417-435
https://doi.org/10.1080/09546559408427271

Abstract

The question of the linkage of democratic forms of government with the incidence of terrorist violence is explored. Distinguishing between the presence of terrorist groups in a nation and violent terrorist events, and using multiple indicators of democratic development, evidence is presented clearly linking democracy with the presence of terrorist groups. Terrorist groups are less likely to be found in non‐democratic settings than in democratic ones.

Keywords

VIOLENT TERRORIST
ENCOURAGE TERRORISM
TERRORIST VIOLENCE
DEMOCRATIC SETTINGS
TERRORIST EVENTS
DEMOCRACY ENCOURAGE
DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
USING MULTIPLE

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