Democracy and Military Force

  • Philip P. Everts
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Democracy and War
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    Pages 1-15
  3. Two Opposing Views
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    Pages 16-27
  4. A Recent Example and the Need to Ask New Questions
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    Pages 28-40
  5. Theory Formation and Empirical Knowledge
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    Pages 41-69
  6. The Software of Defence Conversion — a Paradigm Shift?
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    Pages 70-94
  7. Support for War: the Gulf War, 1990–91
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    Pages 95-112
  8. Innocence Lost: the Yugoslav Conflict
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    Pages 113-133
  9. ‘War without Bloodshed’: the Conflict over Kosovo
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    Pages 134-157
  10. The Casualties Hypothesis
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    Pages 158-181
  11. Conclusions
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    Pages 182-201
  12. Back Matter
    Pages 202-256
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About this book

Introduction

The relationship between democracy and foreign policy has always been controversial. Whether good or bad, the influence of public opinion - a central factor in all democracies - on political decisionmaking in matters of war and peace is more important than ever. How has the end of the Cold War affected popular attitudes in Western Europe and the USA? Is the public no longer willing to tolerate military casualties, or is that a myth that serves as a welcome alibi for hesitant politicians?

Keywords

Cold War democracy Europe Gulf War

Authors and affiliations

  • Philip P. Everts
    • 1
  1. 1.Leiden UniversityThe Netherlands

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