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Haider-Markel, Donald. "The Politics of Fear: Personal Concern and Perception of Public Concern about Terrorist Attacks" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 20, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p141154_index.html>

Haider-Markel, D. P. , 2006-04-20 "The Politics of Fear: Personal Concern and Perception of Public Concern about Terrorist Attacks" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois Online <WEBMAIL/PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p141154_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The political consequences of self- interest and its counterpart social concern have long been an interest to social scientists, especially as these concepts relate to the economy. However, this literature rarely looks beyond the economy, and no existing studies have examined these concepts in the context of terrorism and counter-terrorism policy. Our research, therefore, asks the following questions: Does personal concern about becoming a victim of terrorism influence attitudes about government policies directed at combating terrorism? Do perceptions about the public’s concerns of terrorism affect such policies? More importantly, which concern is the strongest predictor of policy attitudes? We utilize individual level survey data collected during the fall of 2001 to examine these questions. Our results indicate that perceptions of public concerns are the strongest and most consistent predictor of policy attitudes about terrorism. The implications for theory about perceptions of public opinion and the competing role of personal and social interest are discussed.

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