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Foreign policy beliefs in contemporary Britain: structure and relevance / Reifler, Jason; Scotto, Thomas J; Clarke, Harold D

Reifler, Jason	Journal Article
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2011.

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This paper examines the structure and domestic political relevance of foreign policy beliefs in contemporary Britain. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) of data gathered in five national surveys conducted between May and September 2008 show that the British public's foreign policy beliefs are organized by two latent factors, which we label Liberal Internationalism and British Militarism. These factors closely resemble those reported in studies of the foreign policy beliefs of the American public. Analyses reveal significant covariation between the two foreign policy belief factors and voting intentions, as well as with partisanship and feelings about party leaders-key predictor variables in voting behavior models. These relationships remain significant in the presence of several controls, including measures of incumbent government performance in domestic and foreign policy domains. Demonstrating that foreign policy beliefs matter for the fates of political parties and their leaders helps to explain how public opinion in democratic politics affects the conduct of international relations.

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Liberal Internationalism ; Democratic Politics ; Contemporary Britain ; British Militarism ; Foreign Policy

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What do willie sutton and tony blair have in common? a response to the new politics of class by geoffrey evans and james tilley / Clarke, Harold D

Clarke, Harold D	Journal Article
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The New Politics of Class by Geoffrey Evans and James Tilley is a new and noteworthy contribution to the huge literature on the impact of social class on voting and elections in Great Britain. For anyone interested in British party politics, the book makes interesting reading. The New Politics of Class (hereafter NPC) presents a challenging argument about the evolution of class politics in Britain over the past half-century. Evans and Tilley's analyses and interpretations raise a large number of controversial issues that deserve careful consideration by experts in the field. Well organised and clearly written, the book will appeal to a broad audience of social scientists, journalists, students and interested laypersons. Relying heavily on simple graphs to present supporting quantitative evidence, NPC is readily accessible to anyone lacking technical training in sophisticated statistical methods.

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Tony Blair ; New Politics ; Willie Sutton ; Geoffrey Evans ; James Tilley

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