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Linguistic polarization and conflict in the Basque Country

Gardeazabal, Javier - In: Public Choice 149 (2011) 3, pp. 405-425

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Transnational terrorism as a spillover of domestic disputes in other countries

Addison, Tony; Murshed, Mansoob - In: Defence and Peace Economics 16 (2005) 2, pp. 69-82

This paper models transnational terrorism as a three-way strategic interaction involving a government that faces armed opposition at home, which may spill over in the form of acts of terrorism by the state's opponents against the government's external sponsor. The external sponsor also utilises...

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Media congestion limits media terrorism

Scott, John - In: Defence and Peace Economics 12 (2001) 3, pp. 215-227

In the early 1980s scholars and laymen expected an explosion of terrorism fed by media attention. Instead, the quantity of terrorism settled into familiar patterns, rather than spiraling upward. This paper attempts to explain why the dire predictions did not come to pass. We develop theory that...

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THREAT PERCEPTIONS IN EUROPE: DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND INTERNATIONAL CRIME

Murshed, Syed Mansoob - In: Defence and Peace Economics 22 (2011) 2, pp. 181-192

macro-model is sketched of drugs production in a conflict-ridden developing country, where it is argued that demand …

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CONFLICT DATASETS: A PRIMER FOR ACADEMICS, POLICYMAKERS, AND PRACTITIONERS

Anderton, Charles; Carter, John - In: Defence and Peace Economics 22 (2011) 1, pp. 21-42

Prominent conflict datasets used in the social scientific study of war and peace are summarized. These include datasets … incidents), and events (e.g., WEIS, KEDS, and VRA cooperative and conflict actions). Topics explored include the diversity of … conflict types, alternative definitions of war and sub-war conflict, historical patterns of violence in the international …

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New wine in old wineskins? Growth, terrorism and the resource curse in sub-Saharan Africa

Blomberg, S. Brock; Broussard, Nzinga H.; Hess, Gregory D. - In: European Journal of Political Economy 27 (2011) S1, pp. 50-50

Since 1995, growth in sub-Saharan Africa has averaged more than 5% per year reversing a two-decade decline of real income per capita. In this paper, we explore the extent to which the nascent growth is sustainable or not due to higher incidences of terrorism and commodity price declines. Our...

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'Us' and 'Them': Terrorism, Conflict and (O)ther Discursive Formations

Talbot, Steven - In: Sociological Research Online 13 (2008) 1, pp. 17-17

creates antagonistic and conflict-orientated relationships resistant to resolution. …

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Protection, Alliance and Negotiation against a Terrorist Threat

Baumann, Sylvain; santos, Pedro Lages dos; Amine, Samir; … - In: Economics Bulletin 29 (2009) 4, pp. 3214-3221

The aim of this paper is to analyze the decision-making process of a targeted country threatened by a terrorist group. This country has the choice between improving his arms, forming an alliance with a border country or negotiating with the terrorists. However, his resource do not enable him to...

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Protection and technology transfer against a terrorist threat

Baumann, Sylvain - In: Economics Bulletin 29 (2009) 4, pp. 3147-3154

The aim of this paper is to analyze the decision-making process of a targeted country threatened by a terrorist group. This country has the choice between improving his arms or buying technologies from the border country. However, his resource is not unlimited. So the government has to do an...

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Terrorismus und internationaler Handel: Probleme und Ergebnisse empirischer Untersuchungen

Nitsch, Volker - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 78 (2009) 4, pp. 41-50

This short essay discusses the costs of terrorism on international trade. While there is little disagreement that insecurity and violence are often serious impediments to economic activity, the effects of terrorism have been discussed extensively in the recent literature. Terrorist attacks are...

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