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dc.contributor.authorVorsina, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorManning, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Jill
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Christopher M
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-08T01:32:08Z
dc.date.available2019-06-08T01:32:08Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1036-1146
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10361146.2018.1552920
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/383163
dc.description.abstractFollowing September 11 and the subsequent heightened fear of terrorism from more recent events, this study examines the role of Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) in explaining individuals’ support for counter-terrorism policies that infringe individual liberties in pursuit of defending community security. Three hypotheses are proposed: (1) that SDO positively predicts support for ‘defensive’ counter-terrorism policies such as the maintenance of strong border protection; (2) that SDO positively predicts fear of terrorism and fear of Islamic extremism; (3) that the relationship between SDO and support for defensive policies is mediated by fear. The hypotheses are tested on a sample of 1200 Australian adults, with support found for each hypothesis. Counter-terrorism policies commonly encounter trade-offs between community-wide security and individual-level liberties; pursuit of optimal security tends to require infringement of those liberties. This research demonstrates that high SDO citizens will support such policies, particularly as fear increases.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom99
dc.relation.ispartofpageto113
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.relation.ispartofvolume54
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4407
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4408
dc.titleSocial dominance orientation, fear of terrorism and support for counter-terrorism policies
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorFleming, Christopher


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