Political Knowledge after September 11
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6096752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Markus Prior (0000-0003-1437-4751, Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 523-530 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096502000781 |
| OpenAlex | W2069744794 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 5 |
In this article, I examine how 9/11 and the subsequent efforts to combat terrorism have affected what people know about politics. My analysis suggests three main differences between knowledge before and after 9/11. First, knowledge of 9/11 and the “war on terrorism” shot up to uncommonly high levels, just as common sense and our theories would predict. The second point is less intuitive: Heightened interest spread to issues not directly related to the terrorist attacks and appears to have increased knowledge of politics more broadly. Finally, a comparison between knowledge related to 9/11 and general political knowledge reveals that some of the usual obstacles to learning did not matter in the aftermath of 9/11. A low sense of civic duty, lack of faith in government responsiveness, and a full-time job all kept people from getting informed about politics in general, but not from learning about the terrorist attacks and the war on terrorism
Duty · Epistemology · Faith · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Terrorism · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
Reconceptualizing Political Knowledge
The Roots of Citizens' Knowledge of State Politics
Any Good News in Soft News? The Impact of Soft News Preference on Political Knowledge
The Reporting of International News in Canada
Political interest across cultures
Dynamic Political Interest
Examining the effects of political information and intervention stages on public support for military interventions
Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics
The Things They Cared About
The 9/11 effect
The making of the USA Patriot Act II
The Political Gender Gap in Afghanistan
When Bad News is Good News
Information Environments and Support for Covid-19 Mitigation Policies
Secularism, sorting, and Americans' political knowledge
Who trusts? Race, gender, and the September 11 rally effect among young adults
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |