War and Democratic Constraint: How the Public Influences Foreign Policy

by Matthew A. Baum and Philip B K Potter

Book Overview

Why do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availability of information. Citizens successfully hold their democratic governments accountable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691165238
• ISBN13: 9780691165233
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.4"