| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
998823
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b753193
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Merolla, Jennifer Lee,1975-
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Democracy at risk : : how terrorist threats affect the public /\ Jennifer L. Merolla and Elizabeth J. Zechmeister.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2009.
|
| Series Statement
|
:
|
Chicago studies in American politics
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
1 online resource (xviii, 262 pages) :: illustrations
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0226520544
|
|
|
:
|
: 0226520552
|
|
|
:
|
: 0226520560
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780226520544
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780226520551
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780226520568
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index.
|
| 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.
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
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.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Political psychology.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Terrorism-- Prevention-- Government policy-- United States-- Public opinion.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Terrorism-- United States-- Prevention.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Voting-- United States.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Political psychology.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Terrorism.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Politische Psychologie
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Prävention
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Terrorism-- Prevention.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Terrorismus
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Voting.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
United States.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
USA.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
363.325/12
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
HV6432.M47 2009eb
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Zechmeister, Elizabeth J.,1972-
|