More Angry than Scared? A Study of Public Reactions to the Manchester Arena and London Bridge Terror Attacks of 2017

Although public reaction to disaster has been the subject of much research, reactions to acts of terrorism have been studied less, sustaining a common assumption that fear is the generic response. The present paper tests this assumption through a survey of reactions to the Manchester Arena bombing a...

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Published in:Studies in conflict and terrorism 2023-05, Vol.46 (5), p.579-593
Main Authors: Roach, Jason, Cartwright, Ashley, Pease, Ken
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Anger
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London Terrorist Bombings (London, England : 2005)
Perpetrators
Public opinion
Public policy
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Terrorism
Victims of terrorism
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Terrorism
Victims of terrorism
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