The Foreign Policy Beliefs of Political Campaign Contributors

Bibliographic Data

ID6274084
AuthorsEdwin Eloy Aguilar, Benjamin O Fordham (0000-0002-2558-3631), G Lynch (0000-0001-8475-1810), G Patrick Lynch
Year1997
Volume41
Issue2
Pages355-366
Publication date1997-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8833 • E-ISSN: 1468-2478
DOI10.1111/1468-2478.00046
OpenAlexW2125154772
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited4

Since the Vietnam War, scholarly interest in public and elite opinion of U.S. foreign policy has grown. Because elites generally have greater access to policy makers and more consistent political views, most work on this topic has focused on elite opinions of foreign policy. Most research has defined the term elite broadly, often placing more emphasis on social status than political power. We will reexamine elite foreign policy beliefs using a different elite, presidential campaign contributors. We have two main goals in this article. First, we will assess the differences between the foreign policy outlooks of political campaign contributors and other elites. While many types of elites may influence policy, political contributors are particularly likely to gain access to policy makers. The second part of this research note offers some food for thought on the origins of these beliefs. We present evidence that foreign policy beliefs are related to the same ideological orientations that shape contributors' views on domestic issues. The origins of foreign and domestic policy views should probably be considered together

Elite · Foreign policy · Foreign policy analysis · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidential system · Public opinion · Sociology · Academic Freedom and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Law

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