Public Fears of Terrorism, Partisan Rhetoric, and the Foundations of American Interventionism

• In Event: Media, Terrorism, and Counterterrorism

Brief Overview

This study explores whether the American public's inflated fear of terrorism can be mitigated and reduced by presenting citizens with factual information about the risk of terrorism as well as cues from different types of political elites.

Authors

• Daniel Silverman, Carnegie Mellon University

• Daniel Kent, Ohio State University

• Christopher Francis Gelpi, Ohio State University-Main Campus