American Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy, 2002 / Chicago Council on Foreign RelationsThe German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.

German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 3673.

American Public Opinion and United States Foreign Policy Series (Series) ; 3673.

ICPSR ; 3673

American Public Opinion and United States Foreign Policy Series ; 3673

Language:

English

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

ICPSR Version, 2005-12-15.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

This study is part of a quadrennial series designed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the general public and a select group of opinion leaders on matters related to foreign policy, and to define the parameters of public opinion within which decision-makers must operate. Respondents were asked for their opinions regarding the level of funding for federal programs such as aid to education, defense spending, military aid to other countries, gathering intelligence about other countries, homeland security, and the amount of the federal budget that does or should go toward foreign aid, as well as European government funding for defense spending and economic aid to other countries. Respondents were also queried regarding their support for or opposition to economic aid and the types of economic aid the United States gives to countries such as Egypt, Israel, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and African countries. Questions covered United States troop involvement throughout the world, the need for long-term military bases overseas, and the role that Japan and the European Union play as world leaders. The topic of critical threats to the United States was also queried, including the threat from the military power of Russia, economic competition from Japan, Europe, and low-wage countries, the development of China as a world power, Islamic fundamentalism, countries with nuclear capabilities, terrorism and the use of chemical or biological weapons, and conflicts in other parts of the world. Those surveyed were also asked about events that they thought would justify sending United States troops to other parts of the world, including invading Iraq and overthrowing the government of Saddam Hussein. Additional questions on the topic of United States military involvement included combating international terrorism through the use of such measures as air strikes, using gro... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03673

Contents:

Part 1: Opinion Leader Data; Part 2: General Population Data

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2006-09-15.

OCLC:

61155347

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.