Terrorism is one of the most virulent threats in the 21st century. By aiming to spread panic
and fear it not only threatens the freedom of the individual but also the freedom of whole
societies. For this reason the selection of adequate means to combat it has a high importance
in international politics. In particular development aid is considered a forceful instrument.
While the current academic literature predominantly aims to answer the question of whether
development aid is a suitable anti-terrorist instrument this book examines the question of
whether terrorist events affect the allocation of aid assistance. For this purpose the first
part of the book deals with the relevance of the topic separates individual forms of terrorism
from each other and provides an overview of the existing literature. The second part explains
the underlying data the empirical model and presents the results while the third part
discusses the results obtained and presents limitations. The fourth part closes with a
conclusion and gives policy recommendations.
