Interesting article here by Michael Mousseau. It's actually a piece for class that I thought might be of more general interest. The argument that Mousseau lays out is very interesting, if only because it provides a good taxonomy for some of the concepts that I have thought about for a while.
The notion of clientalist versus market economies, with their focus on in-groups and out-groups respectively, are I think important in understanding how modern terrorism gets started, is sustained, and can have such a murderous impact beyond the border. Mousseau makes the case that the clash between clientalist and market economies, rather than the clash of civilizations per se, is a more useful lens to view terrorism through.
At least now I have some verbage to use when putting the "yeah but India is the world's largest democracy" argument in its proper context.
Note this is a "journal article", by definition long and a little dense. You have been warned.
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