What does national resilience mean in a democracy? Evidence from the United States and Israel

Armed Forces and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 504-520

  Canetti, Daphna ^a   Waismel Manor, Israel ^a   Cohen, Naor ^b   Rapaport, Carmit ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; National resilience; Perceived threat; Terrorism; Terrorism and political violence; US

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905060893     PISSN: 0095327X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095327X12466828     Document Type: Article

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