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dc.contributor.authorReifler, J
dc.contributor.authorScotto, TJ
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-17T09:35:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-10T12:16:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-20
dc.description.abstractA large body of research suggests mass publics are capable of thinking coherently about international relations. We extend this body of research to show that domain relevant postures—in our case, more abstract beliefs about foreign policy—are related to how tough of a line representative samples of US and UK respondents want their governments to take towards China. More specifically, we utilize a unique comparative survey of American and British foreign policy attitudes to show broad support for toughness towards China. Beliefs about the use of the military and attitudes regarding globalisation help explain preferences for tough economic and military policies towards China. In the two countries, the relationship between general foreign policy outlooks and the positions citizens take is robust to the addition of a general mediator that controls for the general affect those surveyed have towards China. Finally, the strength of the relationship between these abstract postures and specific preferences for a China policy are different across the countries.
dc.identifier.citationVol. 17 (2), pp. 265–299
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/irap/lcw008
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/25139
dc.publisherOxford University Press (OUP)
dc.relation.urlhttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/21571
dc.titleGetting Tough with the Dragon? The Comparative Correlates of Foreign Policy Attitudes towards China in the United States and United Kingdom
dc.typeArticle
dc.date.available2016-05-17T09:35:24Z
dc.date.available2017-01-10T12:16:42Z
dc.identifier.issn1470-4838
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available on open access via the DOI in this record
dc.descriptionThe author accepted manuscript is also available in ORE: http://hdl.handle.net/10871/21571
dc.identifier.journalInternational Relations of the Asia-Pacific
refterms.dateFOA2019-03-27T14:54:53Z


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