FEAR OF TERRORISM - AN EMERGING RESEARCH AGENDA IN BIH

One of the major features of the phenomenon of terrorism is to intimidate and instill fear in people. These effects are achieved by brutality and the scale of violence which cause anxiety and terror. The fear of terrorism is an important research subject because psychological effects considerably outweigh its physical effects. There is an abundance of papers published in the literature in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) dealing with terrorism. However, there is a lack of research into the fear of terrorism. This paper presents findings from a questionnaire administered to the academic experts in terrorism and members of law enforcement agencies. The aim of the paper is to examine the attitudes based on the participant's professional experience regarding public fear of terrorism and to assess the justification for conducting, and the methodology of, research into the fear of terrorism.