International Terrorism, Domestic Political Instability, and the Escalation Effect

Economics and Politics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-47

  Campos, Nauro F ^a   Gassebner, Martin ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; POLITICAL THEORY; TERRORISM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84873500682     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: 14680343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecpo.12002     Document Type: Article

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