16:00 - 17:30
Panel Session 2
Room: Zoom
Moderator/s:
Kelly Kadera
Remitting Violence? The Impact of Third Country Resettlement on Terror Occurrence
Meredith Winn
University of North Texas, Denton

Past studies have found a link between refugee-hosting and increased levels of both domestic and transnational terror. However, these studies have not examined the potential heterogeneity of the refugee-hosting experience. In particular, third-country resettlement programs provide vastly different circumstances and infrastructure for the hosting-state as well as refugees. This paper adds to the understanding of security in the face of forced migration by accounting for third-country resettlement independently of other types of refugee-hosting. Using a global sample, I find that while an increase in refugees in a state is associated with an increased risk of terror, the expected number of terror incidences decreases when states participate in third-country resettlement programs. In other words, while previous findings that refugee-hosting is associated with increased number of terror incidences, there is no evidence that countries who voluntarily resettle refugees see similar effects. In fact, these countries experience fewer terror attacks.


Reference:
Th-P2-04
Session:
International Relations and Conflict
Presenter/s:
Meredith Winn
Topic:
EU Politics
Presentation type:
Oral presentation
Room:
Zoom
Moderator/s:
Kelly Kadera
Date:
Thursday, 18 June
Time:
16:45 - 17:00
Session times:
16:00 - 17:30

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