State legitimacy and terrorism
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Daniel S. Masters (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
Abstract: Studies that focus on the causes of terrorism often overlook the issue of legitimacy. Ehud Sprinzak first spoke about the relationship between legitimacy and terrorism to explain why mobilized groups transition from political opposition movements to terrorism. This study advances upon this analysis by assessing the relationship between a state's legitimacy and the occurrence of domestic terrorism. The data suggest that legitimacy is a robust predictor of terrorism and merits further investigation as a causal variable.
State legitimacy and terrorism
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- Publication
- Masters, D., & Hoen, P. (2012). State legitimacy and terrorism. Democracy and Security, 8(4), 337-357. doi:10.1080/17419166.2012.734226
- Language: English
- Date: 2012
- Keywords
- State Legitimacy, Structural Causes of Terrorism, Terrorism
- Subjects
- Terrorism
- Domestic terrorism
| Title | Location & Link | Type of Relationship |
| State legitimacy and terrorism | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17419166.2012.734226 | The described resource has the same intellectual content of the related resource, but is presented in another format. |