Democracy at Risk
How Terrorist Threats Affect the Public
- Contents
- Review Quotes

List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Coping with the Threat of Terrorism
2. Crisis Creation: A Methodological Tour
3. Love Thy Neighbor? Terror Threat and the Social Fabric
4. Holding Out for a Hero: Looking for Leadership in Times of Terror Threat
5. Enabling Charismatic Leadership in Times of Terror Threat
6. Engage Abroad, Protect at Home
Conclusion
Appendix: Question Wording and Coding
Notes
References
Index
“Merolla and Zechmeister offer a fresh, bold, and rigorous account of how the threat of international terrorism transforms democratic citizens. As the shadow of threat lengthens, citizens put their faith in strong leaders, sacrifice liberty for order, advocate an interventionist foreign policy, and grow less tolerant of those at the margins of society. What does that mean for democracy? To answer this timely and enduring question, the authors sift through numerous surveys and conduct original experiments in two countries, making Democracy at Risk the most comprehensive analysis yet of public opinion in an era of international terrorism.”
Political Science: American Government and Politics | Comparative Politics | Political Behavior and Public Opinion
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