
From the Cold War to the Ukraine War
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Markus Steinbrecher is Senior Researcher at ZMSBw, Potsdam, Germany since 2015. Previous positions at Universität Mannheim, Germany, Northwestern University, US, and Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Germany. Co-ordinator of ERGOMAS WG "Public Opinion, Mass Media, and the Military". Main research areas: Military sociology (civil-military relations, socialization), security policy, public opinion, political behavior, political psychology.
Thomas Ferst is Researcher at MILAK at the ETH, Zurich, Switzerland since 2015 and project manager for the «Sicherheit» (Security) study series. Deputy Head of the Military Sociology department at MILAK, Co-ordinator of ERGOMAS WG "Public Opinion, Mass Media, and the Military". Main research areas: public opinion, security policy.
Content
Introduction: Turning Points and the Impact of Events on Public Opinion.- Zeitenwende in Swiss Public Opinion.- Willingness to Kill and Die - Influence and Change in Warfare Motivation for Norwegian Soldiers.- The Changes in the Japanese Defense Policies and Public Reaction from Selected Southeast Asian Countries after.- The "Zeitenwende" That Never Was?.- A Partial Turning Point? Public Opinion on Security and Defense in Latvia post-2022.- Finnish "Zeitenwende" and the War in Ukraine - Transforming Public Opinion about NATO.- Public Opinion and National Defense: Estonia's Response to Security Threats Between 2000 and 2024.- "Zeitenwende", or no "Zeitenwende", that is the Question!.- Was the Outbreak of the Ukraine War a "Zeitenwende" for Japan? - The Impact on Japan's Security Threat Perceptions towards East Asia.- Sweden, NATO and Russian Aggression - Historical Turning Points in Policy and Public Opinion.