TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - V for vendetta: government mass killing and domestic terrorism
JO  - Studies in conflict and terrorism
A1  - Avdan, Nazli
A1  - Uzonyi, Gary
SP  - 934
EP  - 965
VL  - 40
IS  - 11
N2  - Scholarship explores the impact of human rights abuse and state repression on terrorism. Heretofore, scholarship has ignored the impact of government-sponsored killings on domestic terrorism. This article proposes that mass killings create a focal point for terrorist mobilization. The vendetta agenda fuels violence by animating retributory violence. Additionally, mass atrocities create a permissive environment for violent nonstate activity. A spiral of violence ensues whereby groups resort to terrorism. Utilizing data from the Global Terrorism Database, 1971-2011, the study shows that mass killings significantly increase domestic terrorism. It contributes to emerging scholarship examining how state policies influence terrorist activity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-610X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2016.1250553
ID  - ref1
ER  -