TY  - BOOK
AU  - Headley,James
AU  - Reitzig,Andreas
AU  - Burton,Joe
TI  - Public participation in foreign policy
SN  - 0230282512
AV  - JZ1305 .P82 2012
U1  - 327.1 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - International relations
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Citizen participation
KW  - Political participation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: pt. I Should the Public Participate? -- 1.Debating the Public's Role in Foreign Policy / Jo-Ansie van Wyk -- 2.Does the Public Want to Participate? / Andreas Reitzig -- pt. II Public Participation in Comparative Perspective -- 3.American Public Opinion and Foreign Policy after September 11: The Iraq War / Ole R. Holsti -- 4.Public Participation in Post-Apartheid South African Foreign Policy / Jo-Ansie van Wyk -- pt. III Participatory Channels in Contemporary Society -- 5.Peace and Disarmament Activism / Kate Dewes -- 6.`Being a Good Neighbour': New Zealand and Track Two Diplomacy in Southeast Asia / Andrew Butcher -- 7.Public Input into Free Trade Negotiations: The New Zealand-China FTA / Peter Conway -- pt. IV Voices of Minorities -- 8.Rights and Sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples: Implications for Foreign Policy / Maria Bargh -- Contents note continued: 9.Public Opinion in the Development of Foreign Policy in French Pacific Territories: The Example of New Caledonia / Cameron Diver -- 10.Pacific Islands Diaspora Groups and Foreign Policy / Alumita L. Durutalo
N2  - "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"--Provided by publisher; From American involvement in Iraq to post-apartheid South Africa, the issue of public participation in foreign policy has gained considerable prominence in the last decade. The recent WikiLeaks campaign has brought the issue to the forefront of public opinion by dispelling the veil of secrecy behind which politics once hid. The public is becoming increasingly immersed in the political landscape, and widespread opposition to both the war in Iraq and the financial cuts suggests that the people are rediscovering their political voice.    Bringing together a range of opinions from academia, government, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, trade unions and business, this book raises potent questions about the role of the public in shaping foreign policy. It explores the breakdown of the boundaries between the public domain and the government and argues that there is a still a long way to go before public opinion will have the power to alter foreign policy
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