Terrorism activates ethnocentrism to explain greater willingness to sacrifice civil liberties: evidence from Germany

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Terrorism activates ethnocentrism to explain greater willingness to sacrifice civil liberties : evidence from Germany. / Hansen, Christina Novak; Dinesen, Peter Thisted.

In: Political Science Research and Methods, Vol. 11, 2023, p. 402–409.

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Hansen, CN & Dinesen, PT 2023, 'Terrorism activates ethnocentrism to explain greater willingness to sacrifice civil liberties: evidence from Germany', Political Science Research and Methods, vol. 11, pp. 402–409. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2022.5

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Hansen, C. N., & Dinesen, P. T. (2023). Terrorism activates ethnocentrism to explain greater willingness to sacrifice civil liberties: evidence from Germany. Political Science Research and Methods, 11, 402–409. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2022.5

Vancouver

Hansen CN, Dinesen PT. Terrorism activates ethnocentrism to explain greater willingness to sacrifice civil liberties: evidence from Germany. Political Science Research and Methods. 2023;11:402–409. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2022.5

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Hansen, Christina Novak ; Dinesen, Peter Thisted. / Terrorism activates ethnocentrism to explain greater willingness to sacrifice civil liberties : evidence from Germany. In: Political Science Research and Methods. 2023 ; Vol. 11. pp. 402–409.

Bibtex

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