Trust and Terror: Social Capital and the Use of Terrorism as a Tool of Resistance

ISBN-13: 9780367878207 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 168 str.

Ammar Shamaileh

Opis

Why do some individuals choose to protest political grievances via non-violent means, while others take up arms? What role does whom we trust play in how we collectively act?

Spis treści

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Trust, Terror and The Arab Spring: Egypt, Libya And Syria

Chapter 3: Theory: The Relationship Between Trust And Terror

Chapter 4: Islamist Political Mobilization In Egypt, Libya And Syria

Chapter 5: The Syrian Protester’s Dilemma

Chapter 6: Generalized And Particularized Interpersonal Trust And Support For Terrorism: Evidence From Five Arab States

Chapter 7: Generalized Interpersonal Trust And The Prevalence Of Domestic Terrorist Activity: A Cross-Country Study

Chapter 8: Conclusion

References

Appendices

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Index

O autorze

Ammar Shamaileh is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville, USA. His current research agenda focuses primarily on the relationship between informal institutions or cultural phenomena and political behavior and violence in the Middle East.