Terrorism’s effects on social capital in European countries

Studies have shown that major terrorist events have the potential to exert significant influence on citizens’ risk-perceptions, (in) security sentiments, values and behavioral attitudes towards state institutions and their fellow citizens. Within this growing strand of literature, this paper, allowi...

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Published in:Public choice 2016-12, Vol.169 (3/4), p.231-250
Main Authors: Arvanitidis, Paschalis, Economou, Athina, Kollias, Christos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Attitudes
Citizens
Cultural capital
Economics
Economics and Finance
Effects
Europe
Government agencies
Media coverage
National security
Political Science
Public Finance
Risk
September 11 terrorist attacks-2001
Social capital
Social dynamics
Society
Statistical analysis
Terrorism
Trust
Values
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Summary:Studies have shown that major terrorist events have the potential to exert significant influence on citizens’ risk-perceptions, (in) security sentiments, values and behavioral attitudes towards state institutions and their fellow citizens. Within this growing strand of literature, this paper, allowing for a cohort of demographic and socioeconomic traits, examines the extent to which major terrorist events in four European countries affected two key aspects of social capital, namely institutional and social trust. The data used are drawn from European Social Surveys for the years 2004, 2012 and 2014. Results reported indicate that terrorist incidents can trigger social dynamics that affect trust attitudes; however, these effects are short-lived and dissipate rapidly.
ISSN:0048-5829
1573-7101
DOI:10.1007/s11127-016-0370-3