Paying attention to foreign affairs : how public opinion affects presidential decision making / Thomas Knecht.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knecht, Thomas, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

United States--Foreign relations--Decision making.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 263 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]

Summary:

"Examines the relationship between public opinion and U.S. foreign policy. Argues that policy making under intense public scrutiny differs from policy making when no one is looking"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface and Acknowledgments

A Note on the Surveys

Introduction

1 Foreign Policy in the Shadows and the Spotlight

2 The Five Stages of Decision Making

3 Patterns of Public Attention

4 The Persian Gulf Crisis:

5 Operation Desert Storm:

6 The Ethiopian Famine:

7 The Ethiopian Famine:

Conclusion

Appendix A: Quantitative Methods

Appendix B: Case Study Methods

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-253) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271056685

0271056681

OCLC:

1269269138