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Bohmelt, Tobias and Bove, Vincenzo (2020) Does cultural proximity contain terrorism diffusion? Journal of Peace Research, 57 (2). pp. 251-264. doi:10.1177/0022343319864425

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Abstract

What are the security consequences of population movements? This article seeks to provide a better understanding of when, how, and under what conditions terrorism diffuses across countries via migration flows as a vehicle. We contribute to this debate by studying the influence of migrants’ cultural proximity to the native population of their host country. It is argued that cultural closeness can contain such terrorism diffusion. Similarities in societal norms, customs, or beliefs seem likely to induce trust in the social interactions between migrants and locals. This, in turn, makes it more difficult for terrorist organizations to exploit transnational population movements for radicalization and as a recruitment pool – one of the core mechanisms linking population flows with terrorism. Conversely, migrants from culturally distant societies may find it more challenging to integrate into their new homes. A fertile ground for terrorist organizations for the recruitment of new followers is thereby more likely. Our analyses present consistent evidence that the effect of terrorism diffusing across countries weakens when accounting for cultural closeness between migrants and host societies. This key finding of our research has crucial implications for policy’s and scholars’ understanding of terrorism, the diffusion of terrorism across countries, and the security consequences of population movements.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Emigration and immigration, Emigration and immigration -- Psychological aspects, Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects, Terrorism, Terrorism -- Social aspects, Terrorism and globalization, Culture conflict, Acculturation, Assimilation (Sociology), Cultural fusion
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Peace Research
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0022-3433
Official Date: 1 March 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
1 March 2020Published
August 2019Available
27 June 2019Accepted
Volume: 57
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 251-264
DOI: 10.1177/0022343319864425
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: Posted ahead of print. Bohmelt, Tobias and Bove, Vincenzo (2019) Does cultural proximity contain terrorism diffusion? Journal of Peace Research . Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jpr
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