Replication Data for: Wait and see? Public opinion dynamics after terrorist attacks

We use the occurrence of the London bombings in July 7, 2005 during the eldwork period of the British Social Attitudes Survey to analyse the dynamics of public support for measures curbing core freedoms. We observe little changes in public attitudes towards counter-terrorist policies in the rst week after the attack. Approval of infringements on privacy and procedural rights surges in the following weeks before stabilizing at an increased level in the medium run. Our findings indicate that, when it comes to restrictive counter-terrorist measures, the public adopts a wait-and-see attitude rather than reacting in fear. Ancillary analyses suggest that the media may be the source of attitudinal changes on policies curtailing civil liberties.