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dc.contributor.authorFleming, Christopher M
dc.contributor.authorManning, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorPham, Hien-Thuc
dc.contributor.authorVorsina, Margarita
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-17T03:35:21Z
dc.date.available2020-12-17T03:35:21Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0886-2605
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0886260520976226
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/400319
dc.description.abstractFew studies have explored the influence of horizontal (i.e., among group) inequalities on terrorism, yet it seems plausible that these inequalities may be relevant. Employing data from the Global Terrorism Database and Ethnologue, this article examines the effect of ethnic economic inequality on domestic terrorism for 130 countries over the period 2001 to 2018. We present evidence that higher degrees of ethnic inequality lead to higher numbers of terrorist attacks as well as a higher number of people killed or injured. This positive association between ethnic inequality and terrorism is robust to alternative measures of ethnic inequality, omission of influential countries and regions, the inclusion and exclusion of controls, and alternative estimation strategies. In contrast, countries with high degree of political freedom and high governance quality tend to suffer less from terrorism. Promoting economic equality among ethnic groups, therefore, has the potential to reduce the risk of domestic terrorism. We propose that a critical step towards promoting this equality is to enhance social inclusion. The benefits of increasing social inclusion extend beyond simply reducing the incidence of terrorism and inter-racial violence; creating a socially inclusive society is a social justice imperative and the responsibility of policymakers, social institutions, civil society, and the private sector. It is also consistent with the notion of inclusive economic growth, as championed by organizations such as the OECD and the United Nations Development Program.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Interpersonal Violence
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial work
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4409
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.keywordsethnologue
dc.subject.keywordsglobal terrorism database
dc.subject.keywordshate crimes
dc.subject.keywordshomicide
dc.subject.keywordssocial inclusion
dc.titleEthnic Economic Inequality and Fatalities From Terrorism
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFleming, CM; Manning, M; Pham, H-T; Vorsina, M, Ethnic Economic Inequality and Fatalities From Terrorism, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020, pp. 886260520976226-
dc.date.updated2020-12-17T03:15:07Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered as an advanced online version in Griffith Research Online.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorFleming, Christopher


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