Democracy at risk: how terrorist threats affect the public
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Main Author: Merolla, Jennifer Lee (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2009
Series:Chicago studies in American politics
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index
Coping with the threat of terrorism -- Crisis creation : a methodological tour -- Love thy neighbor? : terror threat and the social fabric -- Holding out for a hero : looking for leadership in times of terror threat -- Enabling charismatic leadership in times of terror threat -- Engage abroad, protect at home
How do threats of terrorism affect the opinions of citizens? Speculation abounds, but until now no one had marshaled hard evidence to explain the complexities of this relationship. Drawing on data from surveys and original experiments they conducted in the United States and Mexico, Jennifer Merolla and Elizabeth Zechmeister demonstrate how our strategies for coping with terrorist threats significantly influence our attitudes toward fellow citizens, political leaders, and foreign nations. The authors reveal, for example, that some people try to restore a sense of order and control through incre
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 262 pages)
ISBN:0226520560
9780226520568

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