Democracy at risk : how terrorist threats affect the public / Jennifer L. Merolla and Elizabeth J. Zechmeister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merolla, Jennifer Lee, 1975-

Contributor:

Zechmeister, Elizabeth J., 1972-

Series:

Chicago studies in American politics.

Chicago studies in American politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States--Public opinion.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Voting--United States.

Voting.

Political psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-254) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612426728

9781282426726

1282426729

9780226520568

0226520560

OCLC:

489137778