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More freedom, less terror? : liberalization and political violence in the Arab world / Dalia Dassa Kaye [and others].
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Publication info:
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Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., ©2008.
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Copyright date:
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©2008
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Physical description:
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1 online resource (xxx, 195 pages) : color illustrations
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text txt
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computer c
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online resource cr
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Digital file charact:
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text file
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PDF
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Subject term:
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Democratization--Arab countries--Case studies.
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Political violence--Arab countries--Case studies.
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Terrorism--Arab countries.
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Démocratisation--États arabes--Études de cas.
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Violence politique--États arabes--Études de cas.
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Terrorisme--États arabes.
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Subject term:
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Democratization. fast
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Politics and government fast
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Political violence. fast
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Terrorism. fast
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Geographic term:
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Arab countries--Politics and government.
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Geographic term:
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États arabes--Politique et gouvernement.
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Geographic term:
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Arab countries. fast
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Genre index term:
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Case studies.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195).
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Summary:
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In the wake of September 11 through the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a key tenet of U.S. foreign policy has been that promoting democracy in the Arab world is an important strategy in reducing terrorism; at the same time, some policymakers and analysts have held that democracy has nothing to do with terrorism -- or even that the growth of democracy in the Middle East may exacerbate political violence. However, scant empirical evidence links democracy to terrorism, positively or negatively. This study examines whether such links exist by exploring the effects of liberalization processes on political violence in Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Morocco from 1991 to 2006. Drawing on data on the incidence of terrorist violence, extensive fieldwork and interviews in each of the six countries, and primary and secondary literature from and about each country, Kaye et al. find that political reforms have, in some instances, helped to marginalize and undercut extremist actors, but that these effects tend to be short-lived if reforms fail to produce tangible results. Moreover, when regimes backtrack on even limited openings, the risks of instability and violence increase.
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Added Entry-Personal:
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Kaye, Dalia Dassa.
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ISBN:
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9780833046451 (electronic bk.)
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ISBN:
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0833046454 (electronic bk.)
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ISBN:
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1282033301
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ISBN:
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9781282033306
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ISBN:
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(ISBN invalid)9780833045089
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ISBN:
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(ISBN invalid)0833045083
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Standard identifier#:
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9786612033308
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key:
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5816118
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