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Presentation Type
Presentation
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Matthew Cobb, Intelligence and Security Studies
Major
Intelligence & National Security Studies
Presentation Abstract
In the 21st century, the Muslim world is continuously growing, in which Muslim's make up approximately 24% of the world's population. With this, the Muslim-majority countries, of which 50% or more of the population identify as Muslim, have lagged behind historically in democratizing. In many of these Muslim-majority countries, terrorism is an active occurrence as well. In this study, I expect to find that a country who transitions towards a democracy will experience increased levels of terrorism. I also expect to find that any change in a countries POLITY score will result in more terrorism in that country. And lastly, I expect to find that a Muslim-majority country that successfully transitions to a democracy will experience increased levels of terrorism. Overall, I am looking to answer if a change in governance type in a Muslim-majority country will affect terrorism levels in that country. I will be utilizing different military and political factors in this empirical study.
Location
Room 3 (BRTH 114)
Start Date
13-4-2022 1:30 PM
End Date
13-4-2022 1:50 PM
Disciplines
Defense and Security Studies
Recommended Citation
Joyce, Kevin, "The Muslim World: Democracy, Transition, and Terrorism" (2022). Undergraduate Research Competition. 42.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2022/fullconference/42
The Muslim World: Democracy, Transition, and Terrorism
Room 3 (BRTH 114)
In the 21st century, the Muslim world is continuously growing, in which Muslim's make up approximately 24% of the world's population. With this, the Muslim-majority countries, of which 50% or more of the population identify as Muslim, have lagged behind historically in democratizing. In many of these Muslim-majority countries, terrorism is an active occurrence as well. In this study, I expect to find that a country who transitions towards a democracy will experience increased levels of terrorism. I also expect to find that any change in a countries POLITY score will result in more terrorism in that country. And lastly, I expect to find that a Muslim-majority country that successfully transitions to a democracy will experience increased levels of terrorism. Overall, I am looking to answer if a change in governance type in a Muslim-majority country will affect terrorism levels in that country. I will be utilizing different military and political factors in this empirical study.