{"product_id":"war-and-democratic-constraint-9780691164984","title":"War and Democratic Constraint","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 \"[A] groundbreaking study.\"--Foreign Affairs \"This scholarly book is an important contribution to the role of political communication in foreign policy making. It is strongly recommended for foreign policy and political communication scholars and democratic peace theorists.\"--Choice \"A very thoughtful study about war initiation which can be the start for a true sociology of democratic institutions and their impact on war and peace.\"--Thomas Lindemann, European Review of International Studies \"Why are some democracies more sensitive than others to the foreign policy preferences of citizens? The answer that the book presents to this research question is innovative, thoroughly argued and consistently backed up by solid empirical research... A seminal reading recommended for all scholars interested in the way domestic factors influence foreign policy.\"--Cristian Nitoiu, Political Studies Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables ix  Acknowledgments xiii  Chapter 1 Introduction: Looking for Democratic Constraint 1  Why Democratic Institutions Matter 3  The Role of Political Information within Democracies 4  The Recipe for Democratic Constraint 7  Effects on What? 9  Moving Forward 11  Chapter 2 Democracies Are Not Created Equal: A Theory of Democratic Constraint 14  Information, Accountability, and Principal-Agent Problems 15  An Uninformed, Inattentive Electorate 19  Political Opposition as Whistleblowers 21  Media Institutions and the Transmission of Information 28  Hearing the Whistleblowers-The Importance of the Press 32  Bringing Together Information Generation and Transmission 37  Foreign Policy Responsiveness and International Conflict Behavior 41  Initiation and the Democratic Peace 43  Reciprocation and Audience Costs 47  Coalition Formation 49  Conclusion and Next Steps 52  Chapter 3 Democratic Constraint, the Democratic Peace, and Conflict Initiation 53  Period and Structure of Analysis 56  Measuring Conflict Initiation 58  Measuring the Extent of Opposition with Political Parties 59  Measuring Media Access 60  Measuring Press Freedom 61  Additional Controls 64  Results 67  Democratic Constraint among Democracies 71  Alternative Measures of Conflict 73  The Independent Effects of Opposition and Access 74  Conclusion 75  Appendix 1: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests 77  Appendix 2: The Role of the Internet 81  Chapter 4 Looking for Audience Costs in All the Wrong Places: Constraint and Reciprocation 86  Research Design 88  Results 90  Unpacking Militarized Disputes 92  Compellent Threats 94  The Problem of Perception 96  Conclusion 98  Appendix: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests 99  Chapter 5 Willing and Politically Able: Democratic Constraint and Coalition Joining 103  Iraq (2003): Operation Iraqi Freedom 104  Afghanistan (2001): Operation Enduring Freedom 121  Conclusion 129  Appendix: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests 130  Chapter 6 Downs Meets the Press: How Party Systems Shape the News 151  Mapping News Content onto the Downsian Premise 153  Cases and Data 156  Results 159  2004 and 2009 European Election Studies (EES) 161  Conclusion 163  Appendix: Statistical Tables, Robustness Tests, and Content Analysis Codebook 164  Chapter 7 Coalition Stories: Cases from the Iraq Coalition 193  Case Selection 194  The United Kingdom 198  Spain 205  Poland 210  Germany 213  Conclusion 220  Chapter 8 Conclusion: Information, Constraint, and Democratic Foreign Policy 222  Policy Implications 223  Recipe for a Watchdog Press: Some Prescriptions for Media Ownership 226  Technological Change, the Internet, and Satellite Television 229  Moving Forward 232  References 237  Index 251","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403814216023,"sku":"9780691164984","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691164984.jpg?v=1730484624","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/war-and-democratic-constraint-9780691164984","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}