Foreign Policy Disconnect What Americans Want from Our Leaders but Don't Get

Name: Foreign Policy Disconnect What Americans Want from Our Leaders but Don't Get
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ISBN: 9780226644622

ISBN-10: 0226644626

ISBN-13: 9780226644622

Edition: 2006

Authors: Benjamin I. Page, Marshall M. Bouton

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With world affairs so troubled, what kind of foreign policy should the United States pursue? Benjamin Page and Marshall Bouton look for answers in a surprising place: among the American people. Drawing on a series of national surveys conducted between 1974 and 2004, Page and Bouton reveal that--contrary to conventional wisdom--Americans generally hold durable, coherent, and sensible opinions about foreign policy. Nonetheless, their opinions often stand in opposition to those of policymakers, usually because of different interests and values, rather than superior wisdom among the elite. "The Foreign Policy Disconnect" argues that these gaps between leaders and the public are harmful, and…

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.90" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface


Introduction: What Sort of Foreign Policy?



Taking Public Opinion Seriously



The Goals of Security and Justice



Friends and Foes in the World



Military Strength and the Use of Force



Political Cooperation



Economic Well-Being and Economic Justice



A Disconnect between Policy Makers and the Public?



Conclusion: Foreign Policy and Democracy


Appendix. How Goals Cluster


References


Notes