Researcher: Lulamile Mtebeni, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Supervisor: Prof. Rod Alence, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
This research analyses the assumption that the root cause of terrorism is poverty and other forms of socioeconomic deprivation. By analyzing all terrorist incidents between 1997 to 2020, this research sought to contribute further to a field of study that has already enjoyed its fair share of consideration from policymakers, scholars, and the general public. Through a sequence of multiple regressions, the research ultimately found that the relationship between the said variable is statistically insignificant – thereby meaning that any sort of relationship between the said variables is indirect.
