Decisionmaking in a Glass House
Mass Media, Public Opinion, and American and European Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
Contributions by Bruce Chadwick, Dennis Chiu, Richard C. Eichenberg, Robert M. Entman, Philip Everts, Ronald H. Hinckley, Ole R. Holsti, Natasha Hritzuk, Lawrence R. Jacobs, Steven Kull, Natalie La Balme, Benjamin I. Page, Clay Ramsay, Robert Y. Shapiro, Martin Shaw, Eric Shiraev, Richard Sinnott, Richard Sobel, Eugene R. Wittkopf, John Zaller, Vlad Zubok Edited by Brigitte Nacos, Robert Y. Shapiro, Pierangelo Isernia
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Publication date:
04 October 2000Length of book:
384 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9780847698264
No longer preoccupied with the East-West divide, contemporary foreign policymakers now have to confront regional conflicts, peace-enforcing and humanitarian missions, and a host of other global problems and issues in areas such as trade, health, and the environment. During the Cold War a widely-shared consensus on national interest and security in the United States and western Europe affected news reporting, public opinion, and foreign policy. But with the end of this Cold War frame of reference, foreign policy making has changed. As we enter the new century, the question is how and to what extent will the new realities of the post-Cold War world_as well as advances in communication technology_influence news reporting, public attitudes, and, most of all, foreign policy decisions on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In this volume, American and European scholars examine change and continuity in these important aspects of the foreign policy process at the beginning of the 21st century.
These essays . . . provide important insights and raise provocative questions that will prove essential as a foundation upon which other scholars will base their research.