War and Democratic Constraint : How the Public Influences Foreign Policy

War and Democratic Constraint : How the Public Influences Foreign Policy

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baum, Matthew A
Other Authors: Potter, Philip B. K
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
International relations-Decision making-Citizen participation
International relations-Public opinion
Political participation
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Looking for Democratic Constraint
  • Why Democratic Institutions Matter
  • The Role of Political Information within Democracies
  • The Recipe for Democratic Constraint
  • Effects on What?
  • Moving Forward
  • Chapter 2: Democracies Are Not Created Equal: A Theory of Democratic Constraint
  • Information, Accountability, and Principal-Agent Problems
  • An Uninformed, Inattentive Electorate
  • Political Opposition as Whistleblowers
  • Media Institutions and the Transmission of Information
  • Hearing the Whistleblowers-The Importance of the Press
  • Bringing Together Information Generation and Transmission
  • Foreign Policy Responsiveness and International Conflict Behavior
  • Initiation and the Democratic Peace
  • Reciprocation and Audience Costs
  • Coalition Formation
  • Conclusion and Next Steps
  • Chapter 3: Democratic Constraint, the Democratic Peace, and Conflict Initiation
  • Period and Structure of Analysis
  • Measuring Conflict Initiation
  • Measuring the Extent of Opposition with Political Parties
  • Measuring Media Access
  • Measuring Press Freedom
  • Additional Controls
  • Results
  • Democratic Constraint among Democracies
  • Alternative Measures of Conflict
  • The Independent Effects of Opposition and Access
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests
  • Appendix 2: The Role of the Internet
  • Chapter 4: Looking for Audience Costs in All the Wrong Places: Constraint and Reciprocation
  • Research Design
  • Results
  • Unpacking Militarized Disputes
  • Compellent Threats
  • The Problem of Perception
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests
  • Chapter 5: Willing and Politically Able: Democratic Constraint and Coalition Joining
  • Iraq (2003): Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Afghanistan (2001): Operation Enduring Freedom
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests
  • Chapter 6: Downs Meets the Press: How Party Systems Shape the News
  • Mapping News Content onto the Downsian Premise
  • Cases and Data
  • Results
  • 2004 and 2009 European Election Studies (EES)
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Statistical Tables, Robustness Tests, and Content Analysis Codebook
  • Chapter 7: Coalition Stories: Cases from the Iraq Coalition
  • Case Selection
  • The United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • Poland
  • Germany
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion: Information, Constraint, and Democratic Foreign Policy
  • Policy Implications
  • Recipe for a Watchdog Press: Some Prescriptions for Media Ownership
  • Technological Change, the Internet, and Satellite Television
  • Moving Forward
  • References
  • Index

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