More Freedom, Less Terror? Liberalization and Political Violence in the Arab World

• Main Author: Kaye, Dalia Dassa (auth)
• Other Authors: Wehrey, Frederic (auth), Grant, Audra K. (auth), Stahl, Dale (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: International relations; Warfare & defence; Terrorism, armed struggle; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...