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1. Tracking Fear: Comparing Public Opinion Dynamics After Terrorist Attacks.

Author

Rubin, Gabriel

Subjects
*PUBLIC opinion, *COUNTERTERRORISM, *CIVIL rights, *PUBLIC officers
Abstract

The article compares public opinion trends in the U.S., Great Britain and Israel to determine the dynamics of public opinion after terrorist attacks. The metrics compared and considered in the analysis include, the overall sense of threat due to terrorism, willingness to cede civil liberties and government approval ratings. It relates the possibility for shrewd government officials to use the attacks in order to pass civil liberty-reducing counterterror law. It develops a model for how public opinion constrains and drives actions after the attacks.

Published
2008