More freedom, less terror?: liberalization and political violence in the Arab world

A key tenet of U.S. foreign policy has been that promoting democracy reduces terrorism; however, scant empirical evidence links democracy to terrorism, positively or negatively. This study explores the relationship between the two by examining the effects of liberalization processes on political vio...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation 2008
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Zusammenfassung:A key tenet of U.S. foreign policy has been that promoting democracy reduces terrorism; however, scant empirical evidence links democracy to terrorism, positively or negatively. This study explores the relationship between the two by examining the effects of liberalization processes on political violence in six Arab cases.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:XXX, 195 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:9780833045089