Democracy and Military Force
Philip P. Everts
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Description for Democracy and Military Force
Hardcover. This text takes into account US and European experiences of military operations in order to test the "body bag" theory in the context of conflicts, so providing insights into actual workings of public opinion in democracies. It includes case studies from the Gulf War, Yugoslavia and Kosovo. Num Pages: 269 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
The relationship between democracy and foreign policy has always been controversial. Whether good or bad, the influence of public opinion - a central factor in all democracies - on political decisionmaking in matters of war and peace is more important than ever. How has the end of the Cold War affected popular attitudes in Western Europe and the USA? Is the public no longer willing to tolerate military casualties, or is that a myth that serves as a welcome alibi for hesitant politicians?
The relationship between democracy and foreign policy has always been controversial. Whether good or bad, the influence of public opinion - a central factor in all democracies - on political decisionmaking in matters of war and peace is more important than ever. How has the end of the Cold War affected popular attitudes in Western Europe and the USA? Is the public no longer willing to tolerate military casualties, or is that a myth that serves as a welcome alibi for hesitant politicians?
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333968598
SKU
V9780333968598
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99-15
About Philip P. Everts
PHILIP EVERTS is Director of the Institute for International Studies, Leiden University and also serves on the Government Advisory Council on International Affairs. He is author of Public Opinion, the Churches and Foreign Policy (1983), and editor of Controversies at Home (1985), The Politics of Persuasion (with G.Walraven, 1989) and Public Opinion and the International Use of Force (with P. ... Read more
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