TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Repression, opportunity, and innovation: the evolution of terrorism in Xinjiang, China
JO  - Terrorism and political violence
A1  - Tschantret, Joshua
SP  - 569
EP  - 588
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
N2  - How does state repression affect the incidence and impact of terrorism? This study conducts a process tracing analysis of the ongoing contention between the Uyghur separatist movement and the Chinese state to provide a plausible explanation for the present lack of consensus on this question. Relying on insights from collective action theory, it argues that although repression was initially successful in curtailing the opportunistic use of terrorism, novel political opportunity allowed some separatists to adopt innovations, such as suicide bombing, to circumvent repression. Repression has since proved ineffective in quelling terrorism, and will likely remain incapable of forestalling future terrorist innovations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0954-6553
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2016.1182911
ID  - ref1
ER  -