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Mind the Gap: Foreign Fighters and their Prospects on the OECD Labour Market

Bergström, Frida LU (2019) NEKH04 20191
Department of Economics
Abstract
The rise of the world’s most gruesome terror organization ISIS has agitated fear across the globe. Simultaneously, it has attracted more than 30 000 recruits from at least 86 different countries, many of whom originate from OECD member states. This dissertation investigates the underlying mechanisms driving people from OECD countries into joining the Islamic State. By cross-country analysis on 34 member states, this paper examines the relationship between foreign fighters and the labour market situation for immigrants by means of macro-level data on foreign recruits and socio-economic indicators.
The analysis found a positive and significant correlation between foreign fighters and the participation gap between natives and immigrants,... (More)
The rise of the world’s most gruesome terror organization ISIS has agitated fear across the globe. Simultaneously, it has attracted more than 30 000 recruits from at least 86 different countries, many of whom originate from OECD member states. This dissertation investigates the underlying mechanisms driving people from OECD countries into joining the Islamic State. By cross-country analysis on 34 member states, this paper examines the relationship between foreign fighters and the labour market situation for immigrants by means of macro-level data on foreign recruits and socio-economic indicators.
The analysis found a positive and significant correlation between foreign fighters and the participation gap between natives and immigrants, suggesting that deficient integration, poor labour market prospects and relative deprivation serve as determinants of joining ISIS, and that extensive integration policy may serve as a remedy. (Less)
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author
Bergström, Frida LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKH04 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Integration, OECD, Labour market, ISIS, Foreign fighters, Terrorism
language
English
id
8993995
date added to LUP
2019-10-25 09:09:12
date last changed
2019-10-28 06:40:30
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  abstract     = {{The rise of the world’s most gruesome terror organization ISIS has agitated fear across the globe. Simultaneously, it has attracted more than 30 000 recruits from at least 86 different countries, many of whom originate from OECD member states. This dissertation investigates the underlying mechanisms driving people from OECD countries into joining the Islamic State. By cross-country analysis on 34 member states, this paper examines the relationship between foreign fighters and the labour market situation for immigrants by means of macro-level data on foreign recruits and socio-economic indicators.
The analysis found a positive and significant correlation between foreign fighters and the participation gap between natives and immigrants, suggesting that deficient integration, poor labour market prospects and relative deprivation serve as determinants of joining ISIS, and that extensive integration policy may serve as a remedy.}},
  author       = {{Bergström, Frida}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Mind the Gap: Foreign Fighters and their Prospects on the OECD Labour Market}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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