▪ Abstract State repression includes harassment, surveillance/spying, bans, arrests, torture,
and mass killing by government agents and/or affiliates within their territorial jurisdiction …

Researchers have been exploring government repressive behavior for decades, but the
greatest improvements have come in the last two. For example, greater theoretical …

Emotions matter in politics-enthusiastic supporters return politicians to office, angry citizens
march in the streets, a fearful public demands protection from the government. Anxious …

How does terrorism affect citizens' political attitudes? Over the years, many scholars have
tried to answer this question. This article performs a meta‐analysis on this literature …

From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique
moments in US political history—but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. To make …

The Covid‐19 pandemic brought unprecedented governmental restrictions to personal and
political freedoms. This article investigates individual‐level differences in mass support for …

Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political
socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public …

Melodrama is not just a film or literary genre but a powerful political discourse that
galvanizes national sentiment to legitimate state violence. Finding virtue in national suffering …

This study considers the circumstances under which members of the Muslim American
community voluntarily cooperate with police efforts to combat terrorism. Cooperation is …

How do threats of terrorism affect the opinions of citizens? Speculation abounds, but until
now no one had marshaled hard evidence to explain the complexities of this relationship …