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War and Democratic Constraint: How the Public Influences Foreign Policy
Matthew A. Baum
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Description for War and Democratic Constraint: How the Public Influences Foreign Policy
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 37 line illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availability of information. Citizens successfully hold their democratic governments accountable and a distinctive foreign policy emerges when two vital institutions--a diverse and independent political opposition and a robust media--are present to make timely information accessible. Matthew Baum and Philip Potter demonstrate that there must ... Read more
Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availability of information. Citizens successfully hold their democratic governments accountable and a distinctive foreign policy emerges when two vital institutions--a diverse and independent political opposition and a robust media--are present to make timely information accessible. Matthew Baum and Philip Potter demonstrate that there must ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164984
SKU
V9780691164984
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About Matthew A. Baum
Matthew A. Baum is the Marvin Kalb Professor of Global Communications and professor of public policy at Harvard University. He is the author of Soft News Goes to War and the coauthor of War Stories (both Princeton). Philip B. K. Potter is assistant professor of politics at the University of Virginia.
Reviews for War and Democratic Constraint: How the Public Influences Foreign Policy
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "[A] groundbreaking study."
Foreign Affairs "This scholarly book is an important contribution to the role of political communication in foreign policy making. It is strongly recommended for foreign policy and political communication scholars and democratic peace theorists."
Choice "A very thoughtful study about war initiation which can be the start for a true sociology ... Read more
Foreign Affairs "This scholarly book is an important contribution to the role of political communication in foreign policy making. It is strongly recommended for foreign policy and political communication scholars and democratic peace theorists."
Choice "A very thoughtful study about war initiation which can be the start for a true sociology ... Read more