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Unpacking Public Perceptions of Terrorism: Does Type of Attack Matter?

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  • Rotem Dvir
  • Nehemia Geva
  • Arnold Vedlitz

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The study explores terrorism threat perceptions, focusing on the American public’s views of conventional and cyber-terrorism methods. Based on a national survey data, we find that when asked about the likelihood and the extent of threat associated with each type of terror method, citizens make clear and significant distinctions. Furthermore, these distinctions translate to variations in counter-terrorism policy preferences. Our analyses reveal that, considering the low level of knowledge of complex security issues, measuring citizens’ `true attitudes’ requires using survey instruments with lower level of abstraction, which force respondents to ‘stop and think’, and better reflect their associated opinions.

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Handle: RePEc:taf:uterxx:v:46:y:2023:i:9:p:1575-1598
DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2021.1886427
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