Democracy requires that citizens' opinions play some role in shaping policy outcomes,
including in foreign policy. Yet, although the literature on public opinion and foreign policy …

Abstract Public Opinion Quarterly at its outset focused heavily on the influences on public
opinion, predicated on the assumption of its strong impact on politics and policymaking. Has …

News media, movies, blogs and video games issue constant invitations to picture war,
experience the thrill of combat, and revisit battles past. War, it's often said, sells. But what …

2. Jacobs and Shapiro,“Studying Substantive Democracy,” 12. 3. Sobel, The Impact of Public
Opinion. For a contrary view that emphasizes the influence of a “power elite” in US policy …

Research in international relations has identified a variety of actors who appear to influence
US foreign policy, including experts and “epistemic communities,” organized interests …

Much research shows that politicians represent public preferences in public policy. Although
we know that there is representation, we do not understand the nature of the relationship in …

Focusing on the phenomenon of terrorism in the age of ISIS/ISIL, Terrorism and
Counterterrorism investigates this form of political violence in an international and American …

This study investigated the effects global communication is having on the formulation and
conduct of foreign policy and showed that it both constrains leaders and officials yet …

This study examines contemporary gatekeeping as it intersects with the evolving
technological affordances of social media platforms and the ongoing negotiation of …

The United States and Cuba share a complex, fractious, interconnected history. Before
1959, the United States was the island nation's largest trading partner. But in swift reaction to …