Comparing the Socio-Political Ethics of Fighting Terrorism with Extreme Self-Defense in USA: An Exploratory Insight

• Published in: International journal of risk and contingency management Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19
• Main Authors: Strang, Kenneth David, Korstanje, Maximiliano E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey IGI Global 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Antiterrorism measures; Book publishing; Conservatism; Ethical aspects; Human rights; Ideology; Industrialized nations; Muslims; Nonparametric statistics; Philosophy; Political campaigns; Political ethics; Psychologists; Racial profiling; Sanctions; Self defense; September 11 terrorist attacks-2001; Terrorism; Torture; United Kingdom

In this study the authors adopted a post-positivist research design philosophy to explore the likelihood that Americans would support extreme self-defense policies like torture, reducing human rights or banning Muslims to fight against global terrorism, especially after 9/11 and in light of the Trum...