When democracies choose war : politics, public opinion, and the marketplace of ideas / Andrew Z. Katz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katz, Andrew Z., 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Decision making.

Democracy.

War--Decision making.

War.

Lebanon--History--Israeli intervention, 1982-1985--Political aspects--Israel.

Lebanon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Boulder, [Colorado] ; London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

What is going on domestically when democracies choose war? Why do some wars of choice generate political opposition while others don't? Is there an internal mechanism that constrains the behavior of democracies when it comes to war? To answer these questions, Andrew Katz explores the relationship between public support for wars of choice and democratic norms in the marketplace of ideas. With extensive empirical evidence ranging from the French war in Indochina after World War II to "Operation Iraqi Freedom," Katz provides new insights on the domestic sources of foreign policy, and especially on the role of public opinion in the decision to go to war.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

1 Democratic Wars of Choice and the Marketplace of Ideas

2 France’s Effort to Retain Indochina

3 Richard Nixon’s Pursuit of “Peace with Honor” in Vietnam

4 Britain’s War to Retake the Falklands

5 Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon to Secure Peace in the Galilee

6 War as a “New Product”: Marketing Operation Iraqi Freedom

7 Toward a Better Understanding of Democracies at War?

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-668-9

OCLC:

1312727241