When Democracies Choose War: Politics, Public Opinion, and the Marketplace of Ideas

by Andrew Z. Katz

What is going on domestically when democracies choose war? Why do some wars of choice generate political opposition while others don't? Is there an internal mechanism that constrains the behavior of democracies when it comes to war? To answer these questions, Andrew Katz explores the relationship between public support for wars of choice and democratic norms in the marketplace of ideas. With extensive empirical evidence ranging from the French war...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626376468
• ISBN13: 9781626376465
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 253 Pages