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Showing 1 to 20 of 192 for “""September 11 Terrorist Attacks"”.
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Catastrophic crisis communication: a study of hospital crisis planning following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
… have changed or improved crisis plans since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.</p> <p>To examine preparedness and improvement of crisis plans since September 11, 2001, the researcher employed qualitative and quantitative studies. The researcher conducted in-depth personal interviews with …
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New York City Police Officers' Experiences of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks: An Existential Psychological Study
… of the NYPD who responded to the scene of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 faced a sudden and large-scale catastrophe that caused the deaths of many innocent civilians and threatened their own lives. The present study examines the lived meanings of this …
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US foreign policy towards West Africa after September 11 attacks
… Africa experienced a significant shift after the terrorist attacks of US strategic institutions in September 11, 2001. This was marked by the securitization of US foreign policy beyond the military-security context of security into other aspects of US security strategy after the Cold War. In that …
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Federal Policy Responses to the 9/11 Attacks: An assessment of the policy making process since September 11, 2001
Directly following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States government initiated a self study to determine how it could better prevent, prepare for, and respond to terrorist attacks within its boarders. After only a short time, the public policy response began to occur. The main question …
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New Reality Resembles Old: An Examination of the American Public's Social Construction of Reality Following September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
This thesis examines whether the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks caused a significant, lasting change in the American public's social construction of reality. A framework of everyday reality was created which focused on beliefs, behaviors, and cultural institutions in the United States. Data …
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The Case of September 11, 2001: An Exposition of Globalization's Challenge to Realism?
<p>The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States have changed everything, and students of International Relations are faced with explaining these events. Although explanations in the field have long been dominated by the theory of Realism, this thesis contends that these events are …
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A critical overview of international law with regard to the problem of terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have dramatically shaken world order and altered our perception of terrorism as being a serious threat to the national security of any State. These events are unprecedented in modern history, first, by their sheer magnitude and destructiveness, and also …
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Age and Responses to the Events of September 11, 2001
Following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, many turned to the field of psychology for greater understanding of the impact of such events and guidance in supporting our citizens. This study sought to gain greater understanding of the differential impact of the …
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Understanding the Psychosocial Impact of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: a Qualitative Analysis of Focus Groups
Much of the 9/11 mental health research to date has been focused on PTSD and posttraumatic stress symptoms. To better understand the broader experience of individuals following a disaster, exploratory focus groups were conducted with individuals from directly-exposed agencies and not …
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September 11, 2001: An Individual Media Dependency Perspective
… dependency on the media before and during the attacks of September 11. A content analysis of media journals kept by a group of university students during the week of September 11 confirmed the existence of the IMD relationship, a finding that adds to the methodological breadth of IMD research. …
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Design of bridges for security against terrorist attacks
Since the unfortunate events of September 11th, the United States must focus additional attention on determining vulnerabilities to terrorist attack. One such vulnerability that has received consideration is the threat of terrorist action against a transportation target. This report summarizes …
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The impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on United States' security assistance to Southern Africa : a quantitative analysis
Prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United States government deemed Southern Africa to be of no strategic value. An impoverished region with a wealth of problems, Southern Africa mattered little to the United States government who approached regional security cooperation with a primarily …
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A DRM Study of Trauma Memory Among Employees of New York City Companies Affected by the September 11, 2001 Attacks
The general metadata -- e.g., title, author, abstract, subject headings, etc. -- is publicly available, but access to the submitted files is restricted to UT Southwestern campus access and/or authorized UT Southwestern users.
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The Coast Guard in transition : organization change in response to September 11
Since the events of September 11, 2001 and the continuing terrorist threats facing the United States, the Coast Guard faces a number of new organizational and operational challenges. Many structural changes have occurred within a short period. Organizations have been regrouped and …
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Port security in a developing country – pre and post 9/11 terrorist attacks: a case study on Port Klang in Malaysia
The terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon in the United States widely known as 9/11 undeniably produced a profound impact on a multitude sectors across the globe. The events became a turning point in the treatment of maritime security establishing a “before” …
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American made: The homegrown terrorist and 9/11 myths in the contemporary US novel
This study charts the imaginary of the "homegrown terrorist" in post-2010 literature to determine whether contemporary novels provide a critique of the national myths reinvigorated in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. To understand how contemporary literature …
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Freedom and order : how democratic governments abridge civil liberties after terrorist attacks -- and why sometimes they don't
… civil liberty-abridging responses to terrorist attacks?" In the United States, it was not until a year after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing-and three years after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing-that Bill Clinton signed major civil liberty-limiting, counter-terror legislation in the …
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Threat Perception, Non-State Actors, and U.S. Military Intervention after 9/11
By some accounts, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) created a paradigm shift in American foreign policy whereby terrorist organizations receive a lot more attention than they did prior to 9/11, especially in terms of U.S. military intervention. Moreover, some argue that this …
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Das außen- und sicherheitspolitische Verhalten der USA nach dem 11. September 2001
The events on September 11, 2001 cost the lives of many innocent people. The occurrences greatly influenced the political, military and cultural behaviour, as well as the safety of many countries, especially that of the USA. Plenty of safety measures were taken by the countries involved. …
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