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Does Democracy Really Fuel Terrorism in Africa?

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  • Kazeem B. Ajide
  • Ibrahim D. Raheem

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This article complements the extant literature on terrorism by paying particular attention to the influence of democracy on a panel of 49 African countries, over the period 1980–2012. For this broad objective to be achieved, terrorism is decomposed into four main categories, namely domestic, transnational, uncertain and total. Due to the count nature of terrorism data, the study employs a negative binomial regression estimator, in which the following key findings are established: (i) there is a mitigating role of democracy on measures of terrorism, with the exemption of transnational terrorism; (ii) there is existence of threshold values of democracy which must be attained in order to ascertain its mitigating role on terrorism; (iii) the importance of other covariates such as conflicts, population, surface areas and physical integrity rights are no less significant across the model specifications. These results have important policy implications. We also offer suggestions for future research.

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  • Kazeem B. Ajide & Ibrahim D. Raheem, 2020. "Does Democracy Really Fuel Terrorism in Africa?," International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(2), pages 297-316, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intecj:v:34:y:2020:i:2:p:297-316
    DOI: 10.1080/10168737.2020.1741014
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    1. Chimere O. Iheonu & Simplice A. Asongu & Shedrach A. Agbutun & Innocent A. Ifelunini, 2021. "Democracy and Terrorism in Africa," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 21/089, African Governance and Development Institute..
    2. Kazeem Bello Ajide & Olorunfemi Yasiru Alimi, 2023. "Inflation, inflation volatility and terrorism in Africa," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(1), pages 493-509, January.
    3. Ajide, Kazeem Bello & Alimi, Olorunfemi Yasiru, 2021. "Environmental impact of natural resources on terrorism in Africa," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
    4. Kazeem B. Ajide & Olorunfemi Y. Alimi, 2021. "Income inequality, human capital and terrorism in Africa: Beyond exploratory analytics," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 165, pages 218-240.
    5. Ly Slesman & Ali Kole & Rizgar Abdlkarim Abdlaziz & Ibrahim D. Raheem, 2024. "Taming the Tides of Internal Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Political Institutions and Natural Resources," Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Emerging Markets Forum, vol. 16(2), pages 188-211, May.

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