Little is known about how democratic process affects terrorism. We outline three mechanisms and test their implications in a large panel dataset of 76 countries. Voter turnout is associated with fewer terrorist attacks in both autocracies and democracies while ideological fractionalisation in parliament reduces terrorist intensity in democracies.
Constitutional Political Economy
Does the Electoral Process Cause Less Terrorism?
Journal Article
Reference
Bjørnskov, Christian and Lasse Skjoldager Eskildsen (forthcoming). “Does the Electoral Process Cause Less Terrorism?”. Constitutional Political Economy. doi.org/10.1007/s10602-024-09458-9
Bjørnskov, Christian and Lasse Skjoldager Eskildsen (forthcoming). “Does the Electoral Process Cause Less Terrorism?”. Constitutional Political Economy. doi.org/10.1007/s10602-024-09458-9
Authors
Christian Bjørnskov, Lasse Skjoldager Eskildsen
