Effects of right-wing authoritarianism and threat from terrorism on restriction of civil liberties

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 263-276

  Cohrs, J Christopher ^a   Kielmann, Sven ^a,b   Maes, Jürgen ^a,b   Moschner, Barbara ^a,c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; CIVIL RIGHTS; TERRORISM;

EID: 29244475746     PISSN: 15297489     EISSN: 15302415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2005.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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