Bombs, Bullets, and Politicians provides a comparative examination of how political elites react to terrorist violence, with concentrated attention on France from 1980 to 2016. The study argues that the scale and frequency of attacks influence whether parties close ranks, criticize leaders, or alter policy priorities.

The author tests hypotheses using a database of incidents and follows with qualitative case analysis of French episodes. The book separates responses across mainstream, radical right, and left-wing parties and traces the downstream effects on electoral competition and policy-making.

Useful for students, researchers, and readers interested in contemporary French politics, security policy, and comparative party behavior.

Key themes

• Comparative political responses to terrorism
• Impact of attack patterns on party strategy
• Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods

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