Decisionmaking in a Glass House

Mass Media, Public Opinion, and American and European Foreign Policy in the 21st Century

Brigitte Nacos, Robert Y. Shapiro, Pierangelo Isernia

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2000
• eBook ISBN: 9780742576452
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

No longer preoccupied with the East-West divide, contemporary foreign policymakers now have to confront regional conflicts, peace-enforcing and humanitarian missions, and a host of other global problems and issues in areas such as trade, health, and the environment. During the Cold War a widely-shared consensus on national interest and security in the United States and western Europe affected news reporting, public opinion, and foreign policy. But with the end of this Cold War frame of reference, foreign policy making has changed. As we enter the new century, the question is how and to what extent will the new realities of the post-Cold War world_as well as advances in communication technology_influence news reporting, public attitudes, and, most of all, foreign policy decisions on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In this volume, American and European scholars examine change and continuity in these important aspects of the foreign policy process at the beginning of the 21st century.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 1 - Old or New Ball Game?
• I - THE MEDIA AND FOREIGN POLICY
• II - PUBLIC AND ELITE ATTITUDES AFTER THE COLD WAR
• III - THE PUBLIC OPINION–FOREIGN POLICY LINKAGE
• Notes
• References
• Index
• About the Editors and Contributors