Author： Wiedenhaefer Robert M. Dastoor Barbara Riederer Balloun Joseph Sosa-Fey Josephine
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1521-0731
Source： Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol.30, Iss.9, 2007-09, pp. : 801-823
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Abstract
Most of the world's terrorism occurs in but a few of the world's countries. This study examines why. The extent to which Hofstede's cultural values relate to terrorism in the 1970s in 51 countries is analyzed. Uncertainty avoidance emerges as the single cultural value that is related to terrorism. Uncertainty avoidance, related to stress, may provide important prerequisites for group-induced aberrant behavior when formerly alienated group members find comfort in adhering to a collective belief system where dissent is discouraged, a sense of group purpose is reinforced, and rules are strictly imposed - apparently confirming the writings of terrorism psychologists.
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