Democracy at risk : how terrorist threats affect the public /
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...
| Основен автор: | Merolla, Jennifer Lee, 1975- |
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| Други автори: | Zechmeister, Elizabeth J., 1972- |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2009.
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| Серия: |
Chicago studies in American politics.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=295594 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Democracy at risk. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xviii, 262 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226520544 0226520544 9780226520551 0226520552 9780226520568 0226520560 |