Democracy at Risk: How Terrorist Threats Affect the Public

by Jennifer L. Merolla and Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226520552
• ISBN13: 9780226520551
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"