Media Use, Anti-Americanism and International Support for the Iraq War

Media, Education and Anti-Americanism in the Muslim World

A merica has an image problem. Only 1 percent of people surveyed in June 2003 in Jordan or the Palestinian Authority expressed a favorable opinion of the United States. Favorability ratings elsewhere in the Middle East were almost all below 30 percent. Osama bin Laden was among the top three leaders most often trusted to “do the right thing” by survey respondents in Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco, ...

Iraq, 9/11, and the War Understanding Mass Belief in the Perceived Threat of Saddam Hussein and Support for War

Talking to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans about tobacco use.

INTRODUCTION Our goal in this study was to examine beliefs and attitudes about tobacco use in the newest generation of combat veterans, those who served in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom [OEF]) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom [OIF]). METHODS We held 5 focus groups (n = 17) with Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers who had recently returned from combat deployment in support of OEF...

The Polls—review Public Opinionresearch and Support for the Iraq War Adamj.berinsky Jamesn.druckman

Professors Peter Feaver, Christopher Gelpi, and Jason Reifler’s theory of the determinants of public support for war has received a great deal of attention among academics, journalists, and policymakers. They argue that support for war hinges on initial support for military action and the belief in the success of the war. In this review, we take a critical and constructive view of their work, f...

Employment Status and Support for Wartime Violence: Evidence from the Iraq War

The unemployed are often inculpated in the production of violence during conflict. A simple yet common argument describes these individuals as disaffected and inclined to perpetrate affectively motivated violence. A second holds that they are drawn to violent political organizations for lack of better outside options. Yet, evidence in support of a general positive relationship between unemploym...