Terror threats and civil liberties: when do citizens accept infringements of civil liberties?
Threats from subversive or threatening enemies are sometimes invoked by governments to justify infringements of civil liberties. The present article is concerned with the factors likely to affect citizen acceptance of such infringements as legitimate and necessary. A survey was conducted to evaluate...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3382 2023-08-20T04:07:25+02:00 Terror threats and civil liberties: when do citizens accept infringements of civil liberties? Van der Hell, Walter L. Brent Hrafnkelsson, Hjalti Björn Kristinsson, Gunnar Helgi 2021-06-21 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2021.17.1.1 eng eng Stjórnsýslustofnun https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2021.17.1.1/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2021.17.1.1 Copyright (c) 2021 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 17 No. 1 (2021): Spring publication; 1-22 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 17 Nr. 1 (2021): Vorhefti; 1-22 1670-679X 1670-6803 Civil liberties trust anxiety terrorism Iceland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2021 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:28:59Z Threats from subversive or threatening enemies are sometimes invoked by governments to justify infringements of civil liberties. The present article is concerned with the factors likely to affect citizen acceptance of such infringements as legitimate and necessary. A survey was conducted to evaluate the disposition of respondents to the relative prioritisation of security over civil liberties. The results indicate that even in a rather secure setting, where threats from terror can be considered relatively distant, citizens have a disposition towards prioritising security, although this depends on the degree of anxiety, political trust and general social trust. Anxiety leads to greater willingness to accept infringements, as does trust in government while general social trust leads to smaller receptiveness in this respect. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
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Threats from subversive or threatening enemies are sometimes invoked by governments to justify infringements of civil liberties. The present article is concerned with the factors likely to affect citizen acceptance of such infringements as legitimate and necessary. A survey was conducted to evaluate the disposition of respondents to the relative prioritisation of security over civil liberties. The results indicate that even in a rather secure setting, where threats from terror can be considered relatively distant, citizens have a disposition towards prioritising security, although this depends on the degree of anxiety, political trust and general social trust. Anxiety leads to greater willingness to accept infringements, as does trust in government while general social trust leads to smaller receptiveness in this respect. |
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Terror threats and civil liberties: when do citizens accept infringements of civil liberties? |
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Terror threats and civil liberties: when do citizens accept infringements of civil liberties? |
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Terror threats and civil liberties: when do citizens accept infringements of civil liberties? |
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terror threats and civil liberties: when do citizens accept infringements of civil liberties? |
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Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 17 No. 1 (2021): Spring publication; 1-22 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 17 Nr. 1 (2021): Vorhefti; 1-22 1670-679X 1670-6803 |
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