TY - BOOK AU - Page,Benjamin I. AU - Bouton,Marshall M. TI - The foreign policy disconnect: what Americans want from our leaders but don't get T2 - American politics and political economy SN - 9780226644592 (electronic bk.) AV - E902 .P34 2006eb U1 - 327.73009/0511 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Public opinion KW - United States KW - Opinion publique KW - États-Unis KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - International KW - bisacsh KW - International Relations KW - General KW - Foreign relations KW - 2001-2009 KW - Decision making KW - Relations extérieures KW - 2001- KW - Prise de décision KW - საგარეო პოლიტიკა აშშ KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-324) and index; Introduction : what sort of foreign policy? -- Taking public opinion seriously -- The goals of security and justice -- Friends and foes in the world -- Military strength and the use of force -- Political cooperation -- Economic well-being and economic justice -- A disconnect between policy makers and the public? -- Conclusion : foreign policy and democracy N2 - With world affairs so troubled, what kind of foreign policy should the United States pursue? Benjamin Page and Marshall Bouton look for answers in a surprising place: among the American people. Drawing on a series of national surveys conducted between 1974 and 2004, Page and Bouton reveal that?contrary to conventional wisdom?Americans generally hold durable, coherent, and sensible opinions about foreign policy. Nonetheless, their opinions often stand in opposition to those of policymakers, usually because of different interests and values, rather than superior wisdom among the elite. The Forei UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=260179 ER -