Terror and the Legitimation of Violence
A Cross-National Analysis on the Relationship between Terrorism and Homicide Rates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4087182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Kamprad (Transcrime (Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime), Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy, corresponding author), Marieke Liem (0000-0002-2653-4356, Leiden University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 96-118 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546553.2018.1523150 |
| OpenAlex | W2924317235 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 27 |
This study investigates the relationship between terrorism and interpersonal violence by conducting cross-national analyses on the effects of terrorism mortality rates on homicide rates. Results show that terrorism appears to be robustly and positively associated with homicide. This finding is based on the calculation of a series of independently pooled and twoways fixed-effects models on a panel that incorporates more than 165 countries over 24 years (1991–2014). The results lend tentative support to the so-called “legitimation-habituation” hypothesis that was formulated in regard to the effects of security-related stress on homicide rates in Israel more than 30 years ago. The topic has been largely neglected ever since. While confirming a positive relationship between terrorism and homicide, this study concludes that a causal influence of terrorism on homicide rates is conceivable, but cannot conclusively be proven within the confines of the research design. Future research on potential mediators of the supposed effect is needed, and data limitations need to be overcome
Criminology · Homicide · Interpersonal violence · Legitimation · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Suicide prevention · Terrorism · Health and Conflict Studies · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |