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Explores the role of public opinion in foreign policy making in the new contexts of international relations in the post-Cold War period. The studies in this volume apply comparative research to the US & Europe to bring a diversity of perspectives covering a range of questions engaged by public opinion analysts. They explore the linkages between public opinion & policymakers, the role of the media in foreign policy, & the structure & sources of attitudes among the public & opinion leaders. The author examines their research around three themes: stability & change in public opinion, the impact of public opinion, & sources of public attitudes. It is questioned whether US foreign policy since the Cold War has drifted to a spirit of isolationionism & unilaterialism. Implications of public opinion for democratic governance when policymakers attend to public opinion, but fail to accurately perceive its attitudes & preferences, is explored. It is questioned if it is undemocratic for policymakers to turn from public opinion when it proves contrary to human values. L. A. Hoffman