"Foreign" Policies of U.S. Publics

Bibliographic Data

ID7301932
AuthorsChadwick F Alger (The Ohio State University, corresponding author)
Year1977
Volume21
Issue2
Pages277-277
Publication date1977-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8833 • E-ISSN: 1468-2478
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2600297
OpenAlexW2052044918
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited4

Although people are increasingly involved in international processes through economic and social activities of everyday life, even those who are active in domestic policy-making still tend to defer to foreign-policy “experts.” The evolution of scholarly paradigms is making it easier for nongovernmental actors to perceive their links to global processes. This paper argues that the wider public can only be included in this linkage if transnational paradigms are carried one step further and people become aware of the international links of individuals, groups, and organizations in their own community. This can enable people to develop their competence in foreign policy-making through participatory learning in their own community. It can also help them to perceive more clearly the alternative routes for participation in foreign policy-making, including governmental and nongovernmental organizations having a variety of territorial boundaries—local, state (province), national, and international

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