
Debating National Security
The Public Dimension
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 1. April 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
411 pages
978-3-631-43511-3 (ISBN)
Description
The nature of security in the contemporary world is changing rapidly. Superpower detente, the progress and further prospects of arms control, the collapse of East European communist regimes, and German unification, to name but the most spectacular features, present unprecedented challenges not only for political decision-makers, but also for the mass publics in democratic societies. What are the trends of public opinion on these issues and how do they reflect these changes? By what factors are pertinent public attitudes shaped and what structures do emerge? How can they be reliably assessed and meaningfully analyzed? Which demands flow from the dynamics of public opinion that have to be taken into account in security policy making? These are the key questions addressed by the twelve contributions to this volume. Combining longitudinal and comparative approaches they cover the public dimension of the national security debate in seven Western nations: Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Reviews / Votes
«Die Autoren der Beiträge sind ebenso ausgewiesen wie ihre Studien methodisch und empirisch gut fundiert sind. Damit bietet der Band auch heute noch eine interessante Lektüre.» (Helga Haftendorn, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Frankfurt a.M.
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
39 ill., num. tabl.
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-631-43511-3 (9783631435113)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Contents: Perceptions of threat in Israel - Japanese opinions from defeat to success - British perceptions of the superpowers - American images of the Soviet Union - Economic threat and military spending in the U.S. security debate - Public attitudes toward American foreign policy since Vietnam - Attitudes on security in the Netherlands - German perceptions of Nato and the Warsaw Pact - The transformation of the West Germany security debate - The development and structure of West German public opinion on security - Changing security attitudes in Germany, Britain, and Canada - Interpreting public opinion on foreign and security policy.