The Impact of Macro Level Grievance Resolution on Terrorism and Political Violence in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorLaFree, Garyen_US
dc.contributor.advisorDugan, Lauraen_US
dc.contributor.authorVan Brakle, Mischelleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCriminology and Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-10T05:36:00Z
dc.date.available2012-07-10T05:36:00Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this dissertation, I examined the relationship between two socio-legal and two political macro level reforms in South Africa on levels of anti-apartheid, separatist and unknown terrorism and fatalities. These reforms were the repeal of the pass laws, the repeal of the race classification system, the legalization of formerly outlawed political parties and the first democratic election. The results suggest that socio-legal reforms were associated with temporary increases from separatist and unknown groups. As for the political reforms, the election was associated with decreases in unknown terrorist attacks and fatalities from all three group types. Recognizing the potential for violence from groups losing power is critical to developing effective counter-terrorism strategies, particularly when transitioning from authoritarian to more democratic governance structures.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12794
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCriminologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSouth African studiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEthnic Terrorismen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPower Threat Hypothesisen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSouth Africaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledTime Series Analysisen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Macro Level Grievance Resolution on Terrorism and Political Violence in South Africaen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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