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Deconstructing Fears of Terrorism: A Comparison between Fear from Domestic and International Terrorist Groups

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  • Ahmet Guler
  • Ismail Onat
  • Mehmet F. Bastug

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Although research on fears of terrorism has been growing, previous studies approached the topic of the fear of terrorism as a monolithic concept without considering the various political aspects of terrorism as a crime. The current research employed a novel approach to studying the fear of terrorism as a polylithic phenomenon by comparing three different types of fears of terrorism among Americans: general fears of terrorism, fears of domestic terrorist groups, and fears of international terrorist groups. Drawing on a nationally representative sample from the Chapman Survey of American Fears, Wave 5 (2018), the results of the analysis indicated that the predictors were differentially associated with the three types of fear with respect to their statistical significance and correlation directions. Thus, this study provides a significant contribution to the literature on the fear of terrorism topic by illustrating the important differences among general fears of terrorism, fears of domestic terrorist groups, and fears of international terrorist groups.

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  • Ahmet Guler & Ismail Onat & Mehmet F. Bastug, 2025. "Deconstructing Fears of Terrorism: A Comparison between Fear from Domestic and International Terrorist Groups," Terrorism and Political Violence, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(4), pages 441-457, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ftpvxx:v:37:y:2025:i:4:p:441-457
    DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2024.2308223
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