Terrorism driven by high population growth
Abstract
A fundamental problem in conflict studies is how to explain the root causes of terrorism. This study suggests that terrorism thrives in specific regions with high growth rates of population that may generate income inequality and relative deprivation of people. In addition, geospatial analysis here reveals that countries with high association between fatalities for terrorist incidents and population growth are mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Middle East, East and South Asia. Overall, then, one of the causes of terrorism is due to sociodemographic factors combined with psychosocial risk factors.
Citation
Coccia, M., 2018. Terrorism Driven by High Population Growth. Contemporary Voices: St Andrews Journal of International Relations, 1(1), pp.1–13. DOI: http://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.1469
Publication
Contemporary Voices: St Andrews Journal of International Relations
ISSN
2516-3159Type
Journal article
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