Product Description: Rarely has a foreign policy event spawned such interest in international public opinion as has the Iraq War. What does this war indicate about the extent to which public opinion influences foreign policy leaders? Have leaders’ decisions about participating in the Iraq Coalition reflected the willingness of their citizens to do so? Are leaders of some countries more responsive to public opinion than others?The editors address these questions using select case studies that explore the extent to which leaders and people in democracies that are capable of participating in the Iraq War Coalition have willingly done so...read more

Product Description: How strongly does public opinion effect the making of U.S. foreign policy? In The Impact of Public Opinion on U.S. Foreign Policy Since Vietnam, Richard Sobel provides a compelling answer to this provocative question that has long stirred spirited debate among scholars, activists, and policy makers...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Examines the controversy of the 1980s - United States intervention in Nicaragua. Policy analysts and Reagan-era policymakers explore the theory and practice of how public attitudes influence US foreign policy making.

Product Description: Especially pertinent for political sociologists and political scientists, this text examines key social and political issues surrounding the white collar working class. The study is unique both in its coverage and elucidation of complex theories of white collar class and in incorporating structural class definition into the empirical investigation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)