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Defeated by Popular Demand: Public Support and Counterterrorism in Three Western Democracies, 1963–1998.
- Source :
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism; Feb2013, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p152-175, 24p, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Acquiring and maintaining public support is frequently cited as an important requirement for governments fighting non-state actors. But how exactly can public support influence the course of counterterrorism campaigns and thereby contribute to an escalation or de-escalation of violence? This article argues that public support can provide a mandate for action but that it can also set boundaries for the measures governments and their non-state adversaries can legitimately use. Fluctuations in the quantity and quality of public support for either side can expand or contract these boundaries, potentially instigating marked changes in conflict-related violence levels and affecting the efficacy of government countermeasures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COUNTERTERRORISM
PUBLIC opinion
20TH century history
HISTORY
TWENTIETH century
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1057610X
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85019680
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2013.747072