LS240 Lecture 6: Terrorism - Lecture 6
11 Feb 2017
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2 types of situational factors: (cid:498)preconditions(cid:499) & (cid:498)precipitants(cid:499: subdivides preconditions (cid:498)permissive(cid:499) & (cid:498)direct(cid:499) causes. Permissive preconditions: modernization & urbanization, social facilitation traditional sanction for use of violence, especially against the state inadequate prevention (lack of will or ability) Direct preconditions: concrete grievances of an identifiable subgroup. Perception of injustice is the key lack of opportunity for political participation: some elite disaffection. Precipitants: gov"t use of unexpected or unusual force in response to protest or reform efforts failed elections, etc. Other preconditions: perceived illegitimacy of regime (e. g. , sprinzak1990; della porta 1995; weinberg, Disagreements & mixed empirical findings: democracies less likely to produce terrorism (e. g. , schmid1992; gurr 2003, democracies more likely to host & experience terrorist violence (e. g. , euban& Latest substantive agreement neither most free nor most authoritarian states experience more terrorism is intermediate states new democracies most vulnerable especially if there is significant social change happening proportionate representation systems best at preventing rise of terrorism.
