TWIN TOLERATIONS, TERRORISM, AND DEMOCRACY

Hamsa Ibrahim Fayed
Can religious toleration improve democracy and reduce recruitment to insurgencies within Muslim Majority states? The purpose of this paper will be to explore Twin Tolerations, a theory of religious toleration, in Muslim-majority states. I conducted a quantitative analysis of Muslim Majority countries between 1990 – 2008. I found that low government restrictions and low religious influence between state governments and religious institutions improve democracy and reduce terrorism in Muslim-majority states.
Major: 
International Politics
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Matthew Golder, Associate Professor of Political Science
Poster Number: 
485