INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, LAW, AND ORGANIZATIONS - NATO and the Czech and Slovak Republics: A Comparative Study in Civil-Military Relations
In: Perspectives on political science, Volume 33, Issue 4, p. 246
ISSN: 1045-7097
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In: Perspectives on political science, Volume 33, Issue 4, p. 246
ISSN: 1045-7097
In: Defense analysis, Volume 14, Issue 3, p. 331-333
ISSN: 1470-3602
In: Defense analysis, Volume 14, Issue 3, p. 331-334
ISSN: 0743-0175
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In: Defense analysis, Volume 14, Issue 3, p. 331-334
ISSN: 0743-0175
In: Terrorism and political violence, Volume 2, Issue 3, p. 380-401
ISSN: 1556-1836
In: American political science review, Volume 82, Issue 1, p. 346-347
ISSN: 1537-5943
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In: FP, p. 104-120
ISSN: 0015-7228
Whether vital US interests are threatened by international terrorism; response strategies, particularly military retaliation.
In: Futures, Volume 17, Issue 2, p. 132-148
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Volume 17, Issue 2, p. 132
ISSN: 0016-3287
In: Journal of peace research, Volume 18, Issue 3, p. 299-300
ISSN: 1460-3578
In: Journal of peace research, Volume 17, Issue 1, p. 9-28
ISSN: 1460-3578
One of the more intriguing theories to be formulated in the field of public opinion has been Johan Galtung's conceptualization of a center-periphery continuum in a given society and its effect on policy attitudes. Using an eight variable index as a measure of social position, Galtung found the center of Norwegian society to be gradualist, consistent, and optimistic in its foreign policy orientation, while the periphery was absolutist, inconsistent, and pessi mistic.The aim of this article was to confront Galtung's theory with new data in a different society over a twenty-year period. Using United States data as gathered by the Survey Research Center between 1952 and 1972, the general finding was a partial rejection of Galtung's theory. The periphery was not more pessimistic than the center, but was less consistent in some of its foreign policy attitudes. Surprisingly, we found the center to be more likely than the periphery to favor 'tough' foreign policies, and was consistently the main supporters for escalation of the Korean and Vietnam wars, and for keeping soldiers overseas during the non-war survey years of 1956 and 1960.Our conclusion was that Galtung's social position index is a useful analytical tool for separating certain foreign policy attitudes among the American public. However, we found no support for Galtung's original fear that the periphery would be a negative factor in the establishment of a peace-oriented public opinion.
In: Journal of peace research, Volume 17, Issue 1, p. 9-28
ISSN: 0022-3433
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