Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy in Western democracies. This international board of contributors examine the ways in which the connection between public opinion and the use of military force has developed since the end of the Cold War. In doing so, it also addresses the crucial and topical question of whether, and to what extent a democratic foreign policy is possible.
List of figures vii List of tables ix Notes on contributors xi Series editors preface xiii Editors preface xvii Introduction 1(28) Philip Everts PART I Determinants and correlates of support for the use of force 29(110) The impact of basic motivation on foreign policy opinions concerning the use of force: a three-dimensional framework 31(26) William O. Chittick Annette Freyberg-Inan German public opinion and the use of force in the early 1990s 57(29) Zoltan Juhasz Italian public opinion and the international use of force 86(30) Pierangelo Isernia Risky missions: Dutch public opinion on peace-keeping in the Balkans 116(23) Jan Van Der Meulen Marijke De Konink PART II Public opinion and policy making on the use of force 139(134) Ireland: neutrality and the international use of force 141(22) Karin Gilland Moving away from war: Israelis security beliefs in the post-Oslo era 163(23) Tamar Hermann The French and the use of force: public perceptions and their impact on the policy-making process 186(19) Natalie La Balme The myth of the reactive public: American public attitudes on military fatalities in the post-Cold War period 205(24) Steven Kull Clay Ramsay War without bloodshed? Public opinion and the conflict over Kosovo 229(31) Philip Everts Conclusions: What have we learned and where do we go from here? 260(13) Pierangelo Isernia Bibliography 273(12) Index 285
Philip Everts, Pierangelo Isernia
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