The Effect of Terror on Institutional Trust: New Evidence From the 3/11 Madrid Terrorist Attack

Peter Thisted Dinesen; Mads Meier Jæger

doi:10.1111/pops.12025

The Effect of Terror on Institutional Trust: New Evidence From the 3/11 Madrid Terrorist Attack

Peter Thisted Dinesen, Mads Meier Jæger

Sociologisk Institut

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Abstract

Research from the United States suggests that the 9/11 terrorist attack increased trust in political institutions by creating a "rally effect." In this research note we analyze Eurobarometer data collected immediately before and after the March 11, 2004 terrorist attack in Madrid to replicate and extend previous findings from the United States. We report that, first, trust in different types of institutions (political, media, justice) increased significantly immediately after the Madrid terrorist attack; second, the effect of the attack varied systematically across different types of institutions; and, third, the effect was generally short-lived. Our results suggest that the rally effect of terror on trust in institutions generalizes across national contexts but also that the effect differs across types of institutions.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Political Psychology
Vol/bind	34
Udgave nummer	6
Sider (fra-til)	917-926
Antal sider	10
ISSN	0162-895X
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12025
Status	Udgivet - 15 dec. 2013

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