Public opinion, transatlantic relations and the use of force / Philip Everts and Pierangelo Isernia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Everts, Philip P., author.

Isernia, Pierangelo, author.

Series:

New security challenges series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Public opinion.

War.

International relations.

Public opinion.

War and society.

Military policy.

European Union countries--Military policy--Public opinion.

European Union countries.

United States--Military policy--Public opinion.

United States.

War and society--European Union countries.

War and society--United States.

European Union countries--Public opinion.

United States--Public opinion.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

Diplomatic relations.

Military policy--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

xv, 286 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Summary:

"This book examines the evidence for the theory that there are fundamental differences between American and European public attitudes about the acceptability of military force. Philip Everts and Pierangelo Isernia show that Americans and Europeans share similar attitudes on international affairs but do indeed differ considerably on the issue of military force. This became evident in a number of recent cases of international conflict and military interventions, such as the war over Kosovo just before the millennium, as well as the military actions in the fight against international terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq. Using new data Everts and Isernia chart and explain these attitudes and their determinants. Public Opinion, Transatlantic Relations and the Use of Force takes a deliberately comparative and transatlantic perspective in exploring the sources of these differences and in discussing the political implications of the transatlantic gap on the use of force, as well as in its assessment of the conditions under which it could be bridged or might be aggravated"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

PART I: THE TRANSATLANTIC ORDER, PUBLIC OPINION AND THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Issues and Empirical Problems PART II: BELIEFS, SITUATIONS AND TIME IN WAR 3. Partners Apart? The Foreign Policy Beliefs of the American and European Publics 4. The Nature and Structure of the Transatlantic Divide 5. Explaining the Evolution of Attitudes on War: Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo 6. The Determinants of Support for the Use of Force PART III: THE FUTURE OF THE TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP 7. Conclusions: An Agenda for Future Crises.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230224087

0230224083

OCLC:

898315650

Online:

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