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The Sources of Pakistani Attitudes toward Religiously Motivated Terrorism |
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| Authors: | Karl Kaltenthaler William J. Miller Stephen Ceccoli Ron Gelleny |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Political Science , University of Akron , Akron, OH, USA;2. Department of Political Science , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, OH, USA;3. Department of Political Science , Southeast Missouri University , Cape Girardeau, MO, USA;4. Department of International Studies , Rhodes College , Memphis, TN, USA;5. Department of Political Science , University of Akron , Akron, OH, USA |
| Abstract: | This study is interested in understanding public opinion in Pakistan toward terror attacks. Specifically, this study explores (1) the general picture of attitudes in Pakistan toward terrorism and (2) which individuals are most likely to support terrorism in Pakistan. The study aims to give insights into how pervasive a support base exists for terrorism as a tactic in Pakistan and it seeks to isolate the individual-level traits that account for the variation we see among Pakistani Muslims regarding their level of acceptance of terrorism against Pakistani and Indian targets. The study finds that a large majority of Pakistanis oppose terrorism but terrorism directed at Indian targets is more tolerated than terrorism against Pakistani targets. The study also finds that those who are most supportive of Talibanization in Pakistan are the most supportive of terrorism. |
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