This survey of European public opinion on national security issues interprets numerous public opinion polls retrieved from government ministries, commercial agencies and educational institutions. It is a comparative and historical survey of the security challenges faced by Western governments.

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Tufts University, USA

Richard C. Eichenberg

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Book Title: Public Opinion and National Security in Western Europe
Book Subtitle: Consensus Lost?
Authors: Richard C. Eichenberg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07707-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-07709-0Published: 01 January 1989
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-07707-6Published: 18 June 1989
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 293
Topics: Military and Defence Studies, Policing, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Political Communication

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Crisis or Consensus? Public Opinion and National Security in Western Europe

The Ambiguous Politics of Parity: Power and Deterrence in European Public Opinion

Collision and Collusion: The Public, Nuclear Weapons, and Arms Control

The Three Pillars of Western Security: Public Opinion and the NATO Alliance

Old Politics and New Politics: The Public and Defense Spending

Two Track: Continuity, Change, and Consensus in the Politics of European Security

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