Modelling Chinese Youth Support for Military Intervention in the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands
Beyond Nationalism and Militarism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10071742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G A Davies (0000-0002-9466-4566, University of York, York, UK, corresponding author), Kingsley Edney (0000-0001-8267-6714, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK), Bo Wang (0000-0002-0290-2134, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 7-8 |
| Pages | 1510-1536 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00220027221143971 |
| OpenAlex | W4310671746 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 59 |
Research on public opinion and foreign policy in China has focused on nationalism as the driver behind public support for the use of force. However, nationalism is just one of many potentially significant factors that can increase support for military deployments. In this article we build a mediation model to test the relative effects of psychological predispositions, foreign policy attitudes, perceptions of the opposing state and calculations about the likely outcome of the conflict on support for China sending naval forces to the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. We find that dislike of the Japanese government and a belief that China would be victorious in a conflict with Japan are both powerful predictors of support for the use of force. Nationalism and militarism directly increase support but also indirectly increase it via different pathways. Nationalists are more confident in a Chinese victory while militarists have a stronger dislike of the Japanese government
China · Development economics · Economics · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics · Intervention (counseling · Militarism · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Victory · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Media and Politics
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