"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." A study of political violence and counter-insurgency in Egypt

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." A study of political violence and counter-insurgency in Egypt

Fielding, David; Shortland, Anja

Cite this item in APA: Fielding, D., & Shortland, A. (2005). ‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.’ A study of political violence and counter-insurgency in Egypt (Economics Discussion Papers Series No. 507). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/1103

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Date: 2005-05

Publisher: University of Otago

Pages: 24

Series: Economics Discussion Papers Series

Series number: 507

Keywords: civil liberties; counter-insurgency; Egypt; Islamist violence; political rights

Research Type: Discussion Paper

Abstract:

This paper analyses a newly collected time-series database measuring the dimensions of violent political conflict in Egypt. Attention is focused on the interaction between politically motivated attacks by Islamists and the counter-insurgency measures used by the Egyptian government. The intensity of security force activities responds immediately to all kinds of Islamist violence, regardless of the target of the attack. However, there are significant asymmetries in the way that the different forms of Islamist violence respond to the different security force activities.

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