More Freedom, Less Terror?: Liberalization and Political Violence in the Arab World

by Dalia Dassa Kaye

A key tenet of U.S. foreign policy has been that promoting democracy reduces terrorism; however, scant empirical evidence links democracy to terrorism, positively or negatively. This study explores the relationship between the two by examining the effects of liberalization processes on political violence in six Arab cases.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833045083
• ISBN13: 9780833045089
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"