Public participation in foreign policy
By: edited by James Headley, Andreas Reitzig, Joe Burton
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York , NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780230282513
Subjects: International relations; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security; Public opinion; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy; Citizen participation; Political participation; Decision making; Case studies
Description: "Experts from academia, governments, think tanks, NGOs, trade unions, and businesses investigate whether the public should play a greater role in foreign policy making by analyzing their current role in the Iraq war (USA), Post-Apartheid (South Africa), trade relations with China (New Zealand) and other cases"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: PART I: POWER TO THE PEOPLE?; title: Debating the Public's Role in Foreign Policy; J. Headley & J.-A. van Wyk; title: Examples and Limits of Public Participation in Foreign Policy Formulation; L. Beath; title: Does the Public Want to Participate?; J. Headley & A. Reitzig; title: PART II: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; title: American Public Opinion and Foreign Policy After September 11: The Iraq War; O.R. Holsti; title: Public Participation in Post-Apartheid South African Foreign Policy; J.-A. van Wyk; title: PART III: PARTICIPATORY CHANNELS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY; title: Peace and Disarmament Activism; K. Dewes; title: 'Being a Good Neighbour': New Zealand and Track Two Diplomacy in Southeast Asia; A. Butcher; title: Public Input into Free Trade Negotiations: The New Zealand-China FTA; A. Thompson, P. Conway & M.Crawford; title: PART IV: VOICES OF MINORITIES; title: Rights and Sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples: Implications for Foreign Policy; M. Bargh; title: Public Opinion in the Development of Foreign Policy in French Pacific Territories: The Example of New Caledonia; C. Diver; title: Pacific Islands Diaspora Groups and Foreign Policy; A. Durutalo; title: Conclusion: Some Reflections on Public Participation in Foreign Policy; J. Headley & J. Burton.