Paying Attention to Foreign Affairs: How Public Opinion Affects Presidential Decision Making

Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures and Tables vii Preface and Acknowledgments ix A Note on the Surveys xiii Introduction 1 1 Foreign Policy in the Shadows and the Spotlight 13 2 The Five Stages of Decision Making 37 3 Patterns of Public Attention 55 4 The Persian Gulf Crisis: Problem Definition and Option Generation 81 5 Operation Desert Storm: Decision, Implementation, and Review 113 6 The Ethiopian Famine: Problem Definition and Option Generation 141 7 The Ethiopian Famine: Decision, Implementation, and Review 177 Conclusion 203 Appendix A: Quantitative Methods 221 Appendix B: Case Study Methods 227 Bibliography 235 Index 255 ...