Public Opinion and Twentieth-Century Diplomacy - A Global Perspective

The objectives of this book are twofold. First, it provides an accessible introduction to the vast literature dedicated to the study of public opinion. Examining how its influence on diplomacy has been increasingly acknowledged, the book will show how public opinion has been embraced as a legitimate subject for scrutiny by international historians. Second, the book explores five case studies, looking at the role of public opinion in shaping British policy at the Paris Peace Conference, French policy in the era of 1930s appeasement, the policy choices of the United States during the Vietnam War, global responses to apartheid-era South Africa, and public attitudes across the EU regarding European integration. This closer examination incorporates different methodological approaches - old and new - to the complex task of ascertaining the impact of public opinion on the ''high'' politics of diplomacy. The book thus provides students and scholars alike with a ''state of the field'' overview, demonstrating both the vibrancy of public opinion research to date and the possibilities for exciting new directions in the future.>

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Hucker, Hucker Daniel
• Assisted by: Thomas Zeiler (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.2022
• EAN: 9781472522825
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-2282-5
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: New Approaches to Internationa; New Approaches to International History; New Approaches to Internationa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Archaeology, Diplomacy, General and world history, History and Archaeology