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November 4, 2004
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Terror and freedom
Alberto Abadie, associate professor of public policy at the Kennedy School, has cast doubt on the widely held belief that terrorism stems from poverty, finding instead that terrorist violence is related to a nation's level of political freedom. Societies at both the open and repressive ends of the spectrum experience the least terrorism; societies making the transition to democratic governments seem to be most vulnerable. (Staff photo Jon Chase/Harvard News Office) Full story |
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Political freedom squelches terrorist violence
KSG associate professor researches freedom-terrorism link
Kovalev, Bonner paint sad portrait of present-day Russia
Former Soviet dissidents say that Russia shows little improvement over old regime
College reforms needed to encourage students
Summers' speech to College Board highlights steps for improvement
Looking toward universal primary education
UN goal: Primary education for all by 2015
Leaning to join Radcliffe Institute as senior adviser
HSPH receives NIH 'Roadmap' funding
Harvard College Library presents collection to China's Sun Yat-Sen University Library
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