Negative liberty : public opinion and the terrorist attacks on America /

Main Author: Davis, Darren W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Russell Sage Foundation, c2007.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction : the climate of threat and vulnerability
  • 2. Context : the promise of 72 virgins
  • 3. Value conflict : civil liberties versus national security
  • 4. Explaining the support for civil liberties
  • 5. Acceptable consequences
  • 6. Civil liberties in an evolving context
  • 7. Spiral of silence : partisan orientations in a climate of threat
  • 8. Racial reactions
  • 9. Social group affect, intolerance, and threat
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Terror event timeline
  • Appendix B. Data and research design
  • Appendix C. Survey questions.