Ethnicity, Islam, and Pakistani Public Opinion toward the Pakistani Taliban

Karl Kaltenthaler and William Miller

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2015, vol. 38, issue 11, 938-957

Abstract: This article argues that an Islamist militant group with a relatively homogenous ethnic make-up is more likely to be supported by those of the same ethnicity even if the group makes no reference to and even downplays the importance of ethnicity. Using survey data from an original survey carried out in Pakistan in 2013, with 7,656 respondents, this hypothesis is tested in a multiple regression analysis of support for the Pakistani Taliban. The results demonstrate that co-ethnicity between the respondent and the Islamist militant group is the most important predictor of support for the militant group.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2015.1066214

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