Suicide Attacks, State Sponsorship, and Islamist Terrorism: Differentiating Sunni, Shia, and Salafi Terrorist Strategies

• In Event: Disaggregating Terrorism

Brief Overview

This study theoretically and empirically differentiates variants of Islamist terrorism and examines the interaction between Islamism, state sponsorship, and the use of suicide attacks.

Authors

• Brittnee Carter, University of Kansas

• Cagil Albayrak, University of Kansas

• Maya Van Nuys, University of Chicago