Public Opinion, Elections and Foreign Policy
US Foreign Policy toward the Soviet Union, 1968-88
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8911264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Hallenberg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-184 |
| Publication date | 1994-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cooperation and Conflict (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-8367 • E-ISSN: 1460-3691 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0010836794029002003 |
| OpenAlex | W2003837362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
The question of how the domestic political context of democratic countries affects their foreign policies has received increasing interest in political science research during the last few years. In this article, the interrelationships between public opinion and public statements by presidential candidates are studied for the US presidential elections from 1968 through to 1988. The issues covered are the explanations of Soviet foreign policy and the prescriptions for US policy responses, here collectively called the image of the Soviet Union, which are offered by the two (in two cases three) main contenders for the presidency. It is found that there is a tendency for the main thrust of the debate on relations with the Soviet Union to shift from one election to the next, no matter what the Soviet Union has done between the elections. This shift can be summarized as a movement from a `hawkish' approach to a `dove-like' one. In particular, presidential candidates who ran for re-election changed their message from the first election to the next. The hypothesis that presidential candidates adjusted their images of the Soviet Union directly to the views of the public as expressed in opinion surveys did not receive confirmation, however
Context (archaeology · Democracy · Foreign policy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Presidential election · Presidential system · Public opinion · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
The sound of leadership
American leadership in world affairs
Controlling the Sword
New directions in the study of foreign policy
Do New Leaders Make a Difference?
Perceptions and Behavior in Soviet Foreign Policy
American Images of Soviet Foreign Policy
Nuclear Strategy and National Style
Eagle resurgent? The Reagan era in American foreign policy
Periods of Peril
Nuclear Strategy and National Style
The Making of America's Soviet Policy
Soviet Decisionmaking for National Security
Ballistic Missile Defense
U.S. Soviet Policy and the Electoral Connection
Mandates and Policy Outputs
Public Opinion, Domestic Structure, and Foreign Policy in Liberal Democracies
The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Politics of Opposites
Vietnam, Consensus, and the Belief Systems of American Leaders
Does Politics Stop at the Water's Edge? Domestic Political Factors and Foreign Policy Restructuring in the Cases of Great Britain, France, and West Germany
The Three-Headed Eagle
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
On the Foreign Policy Beliefs of the American People
Foreign Affairs and Issue Voting
The Making of America's Soviet Policy
Effects of Public Opinion on Policy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2020 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |