Abstract Through case study analyses a small body of research has focused on the role the internet plays in radicalizing potential lone wolf terrorists. However, scholars have yet to examine how internet connectivity influences terrorism cross-nationally. Thus, this project attempts to address that limitation. This paper examines the effect internet connectivity has on domestic terrorism in 80 democracies from 1992–2012. Using standard controls and multiple connectivity indicators, we find that greater connectivity is associated with increased domestic terrorism. However, the effects of internet connectivity on domestic terrorism are conditioned by levels of state wealth and domestic turmoil within democracies.

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民主国家的互联网连接和国内恐怖主义

摘要 通过案例研究分析，一小部分研究集中在互联网在激化潜在的独狼恐怖分子方面所起的作用。然而，学者们尚未研究互联网连接如何影响跨国恐怖主义。因此，该项目试图解决该限制。本文考察了 1992 年至 2012 年间互联网连接对 80 个民主国家的国内恐怖主义的影响。使用标准控制和多个连通性指标，我们发现更大的连通性与国内恐怖主义的增加有关。然而，互联网连接对国内恐怖主义的影响取决于民主国家的国家财富水平和国内动荡。