Weekly Questions Political Freedom Regime Types
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1.Discussion Board (26%): You will be required to post one answer, and one comment in the discussion board each week. a.I will post at least one discussion question related to the topic and relevant readings at the beginning of each week. The discussion questions will usually be broad to allow the responses from a wide spectrum. You are required to post your answer to the professor’s discussion question(s). You are required to post one answer with minimum 250 words long. You are required to write a comment to at least one of your classmates’ p•Your comment should be thoughtful and should go beyond simple “I agree” posts. Your comment will be at least 100 words long. •To secure credit, your responses and comments should be thoughtful; that is, they must refer to the weekly readings and information from other pertaining resources, and they expand the idea presented and contribute to the discussion.
2.Weekly Question( 13 %): You are required to submit at least one question from the weekly readings assigned•The question whether it is factual or fictitious, should provoke thought and criticism relevant to the weekly class readings.•
A question such as “Has there been more research conducted on [the weekly topic]” is not an acceptable one.•The purpose of the “weekly question” the assignment is to promote your critical thinking, but not to receive an answer. Please do not expect a reply to your every question. •Your “weekly questions” must be substantially different from the question I posted on the Discussion Board.2-
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1-Discussion
How can political freedoms and participation inhibit terrorism? Do they have a direct or instrumental role for inhibiting terrorism?
2-Weekly Question
The question of whether it is factual or fictitious should provoke thought and criticism relevant to the weekly class readings.
3-write a comment
You are required to write a comment to at least one of your classmates’ p•Your comment should be thoughtful and should go beyond simple “I agree” posts. Your comment will be at least 100 words long. •To secure credit, your responses and comments should be thoughtful; that is, they must refer to the weekly readings.
Student#1 is for part 3- write a comment. write a response for this student discussion. Your comment will be at least 100 words long
Student#1
Although some scholars like Gaibulloev and Sander argue that “freedom of the press in democracies even provides terrorists with the publicity that they seek for their causes” (Gaibulloev & Sander, 2017, 493). I strongly believe when an individual lacks freedom or the state excludes them from political processes, this can cause terrorism. Although I do not believe that it is a direct correlation because terrorism is such a complex subject, as seen in our previous classes. Moreover, Alok Bohara describes how “democratic institutions and behaviors hold officials accountable for their actions and likely restrain these officials from disproportionate responses” (Bohara, 2006, 111). I would argue that political freedoms and participation in political processes play an instrumental role that can eventually lead to terrorism, but not a direct role. There are various aspects (social capital) of democracy that can hinder democracy, such as political leaders’ accountability and lower human rights violations. To prove this argument, scholars such as Alberto Abadie also claim that “countries in some intermediate range of political freedom are shown to be more prone to terrorism than countries with high levels of political freedom or countries with highly authoritarian regimes” (Abadie, 2004, 1). I would argue that these scholars describe relationships with the act of terrorism; however, what leads an individual to commit a terrorist attack is too complex in order to establish a set number of causes (terrorism is the combination of a variety of factors and a case by case basis). That being said, I do believe when you allow all actors to sit at the table, this commitment to transparency may hinder the chances of terrorism.
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