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Gender differences in support for torture / Lizotte, Mary-Kate

Lizotte, Mary-Kate	Journal Article
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Gender differences regarding support for the use of force average around 8 percent and are twice the size of differences on non-force issues. This article investigates a related gender gap in support for the use of torture. I investigate threat perceptions as a possible explanation for the gap and find strong support for this hypothesis. Specifically, increased threat perceptions lead men but not women to be more likely to support the use of torture. In addition to providing an explanation for the gender gap in support for torture, this extends prior work that finds increased threat perceptions with respect to terrorism lead to greater support for aggressive policies.

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Terrorism ; Use of force ; Counterterrorism ; Foreign Policy

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Impact of personal security dispositions on citizen support for the pursuit of gender equality in US foreign policy / Stoll, Richard J; Eichenberg, Richard C; Lizotte, Mary-Kate

Eichenberg, Richard C	Journal Article
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Since 1995, presidents from both parties have increased US government initiatives in pursuit of global gender equality, but there has been little scholarly work that explores public support for these initiatives. We analyze the level of citizen support for several types of global gender equality programs. In addition, we explore support for one specific rationale for the policy –the argument that the participation of women in decision-making will make the world a more peaceful place. Our central hypothesis is that personal security dispositions are an important correlate of support for global gender initiatives, and our analysis yields support for the hypothesis. Citizens who place a high value on personal security display stronger support for gender equality in foreign policy. We close with suggestions for further research and discuss the policy implications of our findings, in particular with respect to public opinion on the use of military force.

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Human Rights ; Use of force ; Foreign Policy

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