Do Minor Terrorist Attacks Affect Public Opinion? Evidence from Mass Online Surveys

• In Event: The Psychology of Immigration Attitudes

Brief Overview

This study estimates the causal impact of small-scale terrorist attacks on policy support, and shows how support for enhanced police powers and more restrictive migration policies increased in the wake of both the 2017 and 2019 London Bridge attacks.

Authors

• Micha German, University of Bath

• Amelie Godefroidt, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

• Fernando Mendez, ETH Zurich