| ID | 182532 |
| Title Proper | Terrorism and right-party vote shares in legislative elections |
| Other Title Information | a cross-national analysis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hunter, Lance Y ; Robbins, Joseph W ; Ginn, Martha H |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study examines the electoral consequences for ideologically right-leaning political parties in the wake of terrorist attacks by employing an original dataset that captures political party vote shares and multiple terrorist indicators. Our analysis extends the partisan voting hypothesis to 56 democracies from multiple regions and levels of development between 1975–2014. Specifically, we find that the origins of terrorist perpetrators, the severity of terrorist attacks, and the frequency of terrorist incidents decrease right-party vote shares in legislative contests when incorporating standard controls. All told, these findings reinforce political psychological reasoning that contends terrorist attacks impact citizens’ emotions and voting calculations. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol.184, No.4; Winter 2021: p.441-471 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol: 184 No 4 |
| Key Words | Terrorism ; Elections ; Parties ; Domestic Terrorism ; Voting Behavior |