Are Homegrown Islamic Terrorists Different? Some UK Evidence

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Journal: Southern Economic Journal
Year: 2011
Volume: 78
Issue: 2
Pages: 262-272

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We compare the characteristics of 77 homegrown Islamic terrorists in the UK to a representative sample of 1363 UK Muslims. UK Muslims are more likely to participate in terrorist acts if they are better educated and young. Other predictors of UK Muslims being involved in terrorism are employment status, UK citizenship, and ethnic origin.

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RePEc Handle
repec:wly:soecon:v:78:y:2011:i:2:p:262-272
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24