Date of Award
5-13-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Political Science, MA
First Advisor
F. Levenbach
Committee Members
Rollin Tusalem; William McLean
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2009 W52
Abstract
This thesis examines unconventional political behavior in the Muslim world by comparing it to Europe to test the influence of culture. Using data from the most recent wave of the World Values Survey, several hypotheses regarding the primary sources of protest behavior in the Muslim world are tested to determine whether Muslims behave in a politically unique way. Using ordinary least squares regression, I find that Europeans are more likely to engage in protest activity than Muslims. Further, it is determined that cohort differences are responsible for predicting unconventional political behavior in the Muslim world. Last, I demonstrate that religiosity is not a major predictor of protest activity in the Muslim world.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Wimpy, Cameron C., "Cohort And Cultural Effects on Unconventional Political Behavior" (2009). Student Theses and Dissertations. 1002.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/1002
