Date of Award
4-20-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Political Science, MA
First Advisor
Rollin Tusalem
Committee Members
David Harding; F. David Levenbach
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2015 F52
Abstract
This thesis examines the occurrence of high-casualty terrorism in order to determine whether specific factors of an individual country make it more or less likely to experience this particular form of political violence. Using data derived from the Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research and the Center for Systemic Peace's compilation list of high-casualty terrorist bombings (HCTB) between the years of 1990 and 2013, several hypotheses are tested. Investigating the roles of the operationalized variables through both a Poisson and negative binomial regression allows for a greater understanding of why events of this manner take place. Through these analyses, state capacity, cellular access, and disproportionate adolescent populations are positively related to the occurrence of HCTBs. To further explore high-casualty terrorism, a case study pertaining to the country of India is provided. This analysis of Indian states demonstrates that the religious demographic within the country is positively related to the occurrence of HCTBs.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Frye, James Brandon, "High-Casualty Terrorism: Explanations & Understandings" (2015). Student Theses and Dissertations. 713.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/713
