Legitimization of Terrorism
Opinion of Basque University Youth after the Dissolution of ETA
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https://doi.org/10.46661/revintpensampolit.6339Keywords:
Basque youth, legitimization of violence, terrorism, ETA, public opinionAbstract
This article presents the results of a survey carried out in December 2020 in which a questionnaire was answered by Basque university youth on the topic of the legitimization of ETA terrorist violence. Contrary to previous surveys, this study was carried out after the official dissolution of ETA in 2018. 1,067 valid responses were obtained from young women and men between 18 and 25 years old residing in the Basque Country. The results confirm that most of the answers reject the use of violence as a political tool, but the youngest generations and those who identify themselves as only Basque express less forcefulness and less determination in the delegitimization of the existence of ETA.
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