Format:
XV, 286 S.
,
graph. Darst.
ISBN:
9780230224087
Series Statement:
New security challenges
Content:
"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"--
Content:
"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"--
Note:
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.
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
;
Europäische Union
;
Bewaffneter Konflikt
;
Öffentliche Meinung
;
Politische Entscheidung
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