Poverty, minority economic discrimination, and domestic terrorism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3917855 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James A Piazza (0000-0002-6557-0894, Department of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 339-353 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343310397404 |
| OpenAlex | W2168649676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 154 |
| References cited | 60 |
Recognizing that the empirical literature of the past several years has produced an inconclusive picture, this study revisits the relationship between poverty and terrorism and suggests a new factor to explain patterns of domestic terrorism: minority economic discrimination. Central to this study is the argument that because terrorism is not a mass phenomenon but rather is undertaken by politically marginal actors with often narrow constituencies, the economic status of subnational groups is a crucial potential predictor of attacks. Using data from the Minorities at Risk project, I determine that countries featuring minority group economic discrimination are significantly more likely to experience domestic terrorist attacks, whereas countries lacking minority groups or whose minorities do not face discrimination are significantly less likely to experience terrorism. I also find minority economic discrimination to be a strong and substantive predictor of domestic terrorism vis-à-vis the general level of economic development. I conclude with a discussion of the implications of the findings for scholarship on terrorism and for counter-terrorism policy
Argument (complex analysis) · Criminology · Development economics · Domestic terrorism · Economics · Ethnic group · Face (sociological concept) · Minority group · Political economy · Political science · Poverty · Relative deprivation · Scholarship · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Terrorism · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Demography · Law · Medicine · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 154 |
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| Citations per year | 10,27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 143 |