Terrorists as Rebels: Territorial Goals, Oil Resources and Civil War Onset in Terrorism

• In Event: Civil War Dynamics

Brief Overview

Terrorist groups can overcome the collective action problem if they have a territorial demand. Additionally, the possibility of access to oil resources increases a terrorist organizations’ likelihood of engaging in a civil war with a state.

Authors

• Sambuddha Ghatak, San Jose State University, CA

• Suveyda Karakaya, University of Arkansas at Little Rock