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Legislative Governance in Times of International Terrorism

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  • Thomas König

    (University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany)

  • Daniel Finke

    (Department of Political Science, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany)

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How do political parties with different policy-making interests and veto power respond to international terrorism—can coalition parties and bicameral legislatures overcome their policy-making tensions and form a unified front for adopting counterterrorist measures? This study examines German counterterrorist legislation before and after the attacks of 9/11 by using a dictionary-based computerized text analysis. Our findings demonstrate that in times of low threat, the level of intra-coalition and bicameral conflict decreases the likelihood of counterterrorist legislation. However, in the event of a high external threat, this effect disappears despite the continuing divergence in partisan policy preferences. This suggests that a high external threat imposes inaction costs on political parties, which they attempt to avoid by adopting counterterrorist measures in the legislative arena.

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  • Thomas König & Daniel Finke, 2015. "Legislative Governance in Times of International Terrorism," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 59(2), pages 262-282, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:59:y:2015:i:2:p:262-282
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