Paying Attention to Foreign Affairs by Thomas Knecht

Paying Attention to Foreign Affairs by Thomas Knecht

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.

“This important study focuses on the most difficult and least studied aspect of public opinion—its impact on American foreign policyThomas Knecht develops a model linking types of decisions and the stages of the decision-making process with the likely impact of public opinion. The fine case studies of the Gulf War and the response to the Ethiopian famine draw on both archival research and interviews. This is a major addition to the growing literature on public opinion and foreign policy.”

—Ole R. Holsti, Duke University

Thomas Knecht is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Westmont College.

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ISBN 13	9780271037547
ISBN 10	0271037547
Title	Paying Attention to Foreign Affairs
Author	Thomas Knecht
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published	2014-02-15
Number of pages	280
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