Counter-terrorism policies in the Middle East: why democracy has failed to reduce terrorism in the Middle East and why protecting human rights might be more successful

Most quantitative research examining predictors of country-level terrorism have used worldwide samples which potentially obscures regional or country-specific effects. This may be especially problematic for regions in which common predictors of political violence differ from what is expected based o...

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Authors: Morris, Nancy A. (Author) ; LaFree, Gary 1951- (Author) ; Karlidag, Eray (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2021, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 153-175
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