Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world

While extant research has established that extremist ideology provokes terrorism, there is little said about how regime-held theologies foments terrorism. This gap exists because ideologies are typically viewed from the perspective of individuals rather than states. This paper will adopt Daniel Phil...

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Main Author: Wee, Lin
Other Authors: Nilay Saiya
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175946
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description While extant research has established that extremist ideology provokes terrorism, there is little said about how regime-held theologies foments terrorism. This gap exists because ideologies are typically viewed from the perspective of individuals rather than states. This paper will adopt Daniel Philpott’s (2019) categorization of political theologies – religious freedom, secular repression and Islamism – to examine their respective relationship with terrorism in Muslim-majority countries between 2007-2018. Using a statistical approach, this paper contends that states adhering to the political theologies of secularism and freedom demonstrate an ability to mitigate terrorism while those aligned with Islamism are inclined to exacerbate its prevalence.
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spelling ntu-10356/1759462024-05-12T15:32:35Z Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world Wee, Lin Nilay Saiya School of Social Sciences nilay.saiya@ntu.edu.sg Social Sciences Religion Terrorism Repression Islam Political theology While extant research has established that extremist ideology provokes terrorism, there is little said about how regime-held theologies foments terrorism. This gap exists because ideologies are typically viewed from the perspective of individuals rather than states. This paper will adopt Daniel Philpott’s (2019) categorization of political theologies – religious freedom, secular repression and Islamism – to examine their respective relationship with terrorism in Muslim-majority countries between 2007-2018. Using a statistical approach, this paper contends that states adhering to the political theologies of secularism and freedom demonstrate an ability to mitigate terrorism while those aligned with Islamism are inclined to exacerbate its prevalence. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-10T00:56:05Z 2024-05-10T00:56:05Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Wee, L. (2024). Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175946 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175946 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Religion
Terrorism
Repression
Islam
Political theology
Wee, Lin
Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world
title Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world
title_full Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world
title_fullStr Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world
title_full_unstemmed Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world
title_short Repression and terrorism in the Muslim world
title_sort repression and terrorism in the muslim world
topic Social Sciences
Religion
Terrorism
Repression
Islam
Political theology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175946
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