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War and democratic constraint : how the public influences foreign policy, Matthew A. Baum, Philip B.K. Potter
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- Summary
- "Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availability of information. Citizens successfully hold their democratic governments accountable and a distinctive foreign policy emerges when two vital institutions--a diverse and independent political opposition and a robust media--are present to make timely information accessible. Matthew Baum and Philip Potter demonstrate that there must first be a politically potent opposition that can blow the whistle when a leader missteps. This counteracts leaders' incentives to obscure and misrepresent. Second, healthy media institutions must be in place and widely accessible in order to relay information from whistle-blowers to the public. Baum and Potter explore this communication mechanism during three different phases of international conflicts: when states initiate wars, when they respond to challenges from other states, or when they join preexisting groups of actors engaged in conflicts. Examining recent wars, including those in Afghanistan and Iraq, War and Democratic Constraint links domestic politics and mass media to international relations in a brand-new way"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 258 pages
- Contents
-
- Looking for democratic constraint
- Democracies are not created equal : a theory of democratic constraint
- Democratic constraint, the democratic peace, and conflict initiation
- Looking for audience costs in all the wrong places : constraint and reciprocation
- Willing and politically able : democratic constraint and coalition joining
- Downs meets the press : how party systems shape the news
- Coalition stories : cases from the Iraq Coalition
- Information, constraint, and democratic foreign policy
- Isbn
- 9780691165233
- Label
- War and democratic constraint : how the public influences foreign policy
- Title
- War and democratic constraint
- Title remainder
- how the public influences foreign policy
- Statement of responsibility
- Matthew A. Baum, Philip B.K. Potter
- Subject
-
- Demokratie
- Entscheidungsfindung
- International relations -- Decision making | Citizen participation
- International relations -- Public opinion
- Krieg
- Macht
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | General
- Political participation
- Politische Berichterstattung
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Außenpolitik
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availability of information. Citizens successfully hold their democratic governments accountable and a distinctive foreign policy emerges when two vital institutions--a diverse and independent political opposition and a robust media--are present to make timely information accessible. Matthew Baum and Philip Potter demonstrate that there must first be a politically potent opposition that can blow the whistle when a leader missteps. This counteracts leaders' incentives to obscure and misrepresent. Second, healthy media institutions must be in place and widely accessible in order to relay information from whistle-blowers to the public. Baum and Potter explore this communication mechanism during three different phases of international conflicts: when states initiate wars, when they respond to challenges from other states, or when they join preexisting groups of actors engaged in conflicts. Examining recent wars, including those in Afghanistan and Iraq, War and Democratic Constraint links domestic politics and mass media to international relations in a brand-new way"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Baum, Matthew A.
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JZ1305
- LC item number
- .B384 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Potter, Philip B. K
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- International relations
- International relations
- Political participation
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Demokratie
- Außenpolitik
- Entscheidungsfindung
- Krieg
- Politische Berichterstattung
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Macht
- Label
- War and democratic constraint : how the public influences foreign policy, Matthew A. Baum, Philip B.K. Potter
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Looking for democratic constraint -- Democracies are not created equal : a theory of democratic constraint -- Democratic constraint, the democratic peace, and conflict initiation -- Looking for audience costs in all the wrong places : constraint and reciprocation -- Willing and politically able : democratic constraint and coalition joining -- Downs meets the press : how party systems shape the news -- Coalition stories : cases from the Iraq Coalition -- Information, constraint, and democratic foreign policy
- Control code
- 894625400
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 258 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691165233
- Lccn
- 2014028841
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40025023757
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894625400
- Label
- War and democratic constraint : how the public influences foreign policy, Matthew A. Baum, Philip B.K. Potter
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Looking for democratic constraint -- Democracies are not created equal : a theory of democratic constraint -- Democratic constraint, the democratic peace, and conflict initiation -- Looking for audience costs in all the wrong places : constraint and reciprocation -- Willing and politically able : democratic constraint and coalition joining -- Downs meets the press : how party systems shape the news -- Coalition stories : cases from the Iraq Coalition -- Information, constraint, and democratic foreign policy
- Control code
- 894625400
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 258 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691165233
- Lccn
- 2014028841
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40025023757
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894625400
Subject
- Demokratie
- Entscheidungsfindung
- International relations -- Decision making | Citizen participation
- International relations -- Public opinion
- Krieg
- Macht
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | General
- Political participation
- Politische Berichterstattung
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Öffentliche Meinung
- Außenpolitik
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