| ID | 094848 |
| Title Proper | Fear, anxiety and the state of terror |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Aly, Anne ; Green, Lelia |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon marked the advent of an unprecedented preoccupation with terrorism. Although Australia's actual terrorist risk profile remains marginal in comparison with other mortality risks, in times of crisis, the reasoned negotiation of risk is marginalised. Drawing on the findings of qualitative research, this article offers an analysis of how Australians are responding to the threat of terrorism embodied in a developing discourse of the war on terror and how they construct their perceptions of terrorist risk. The findings implicate community fear as a factor that should be considered in the development of counter terrorism strategies that emphasize community engagement as a mechanism for challenging radicalisation in democratic states. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 33, No. 3; Mar 2010: p.268 - 281 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 33, No. 3; Mar 2010: p.268 - 281 |
| Key Words | State of Terror ; Fear ; Anxiety ; Terrorist Attacks - 2001 ; World Trade Center ; Terrorism ; Australia |