 Does the intensity of protests induce terrorism?Deniz Güvercin ()
Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2024, vol. 19, issue 1, 40-50 Abstract: This article examines the impact of protests and demonstrations on the terrorist attacks within a country. While some studies in the relevant literature have explored the relationship between these variables, this research is unique in its empirical approach using panel data, with a specific focus on the intensity of protests and their effect on terror attacks. This article’s proposed mechanism underscores the significance of political stability as a deterrent against terrorism—a stability that can be undermined by ongoing protests. Using a sample of 26 countries for the period 2002–2018, the empirical findings strongly support the hypothesis that persistent protests are connected to an increased likelihood of terror attacks—a relationship robust even when control variables are considered. The estimation results also reveal that an augmented military strength has a negative impact on the occurrence of terror incidents. Furthermore, the durability of a political regime is linked to a decrease in the number of terror incidents. Additionally, the results indicate that the level of democracy contributes to the occurrence of terror incidents. Keywords: terrorism; protest; military expenditure; panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:epc:journl:v:19:y:2024:i:1:p:40-50 Access Statistics for this article Economics of Peace and Security Journal is currently edited by Michael Brown and J Paul Dunne More articles in Economics of Peace and Security Journal from EPS Publishing Contact information at EDIRC. |
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