British public opinion during the Gulf war

Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael; Moon, Nick

doi:10.1080/13619469208581218

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“…In Britain, analysis of attitudes towards the post‐9/11 conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan found there were differences by gender, with men more favourable towards military action (Clarke et al., 2009; Clements, 2011). Similarly, research into earlier conflicts – the 1991 Gulf War and the 1982 Falklands War – found that men were generally more supportive of military action (Rallings, Thrasher and Moon, 1992, pp. 379, 387).…”

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“…In particular, attitudes can vary by level of education, as has been found in the United States (Baumgartner, Francia and Morris, 2008; Froese and Mencken, 2009). In Britain, those with a higher socio-economic status were more in favour of military action in the 1991 Gulf War and 1982 Falklands War (Rallings, Thrasher and Moon, 1992, pp. 379, 387).…”

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Public Opinion in Britain towards Military Action in Libya: A Micro-Level Analysis

Clements

2012

Politics

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This article undertakes a micro‐level analysis of public opinion towards military action in Libya. It examines the effect of sociological factors and political attitudes. It finds evidence of a ‘gender gap’ in support for military action. The effects of partisanship are mediated by attention to politics. Politically attentive Conservative and Liberal Democrat partisans are more supportive of military action. Public opinion is also affected by ideological beliefs, economic perceptions and pre‐existing foreign policy attitudes. The findings contribute to research on public opinion and military intervention and to scholarly understanding of foreign policy attitudes in Britain.

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Public Opinion in Britain towards Military Action in Libya: A Micro-Level Analysis

Clements

2012

Politics

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“…Carroll (2005: 98–102), Simon and Lovrich (2010: 473), and Leal (2005: 126, 129) found that, among American respondents, level of education is positively correlated with support for defence spending and participation in combat operations. Rallings and colleagues, likewise, found that British respondents who had achieved a relatively high level of education tended to hold more favourable attitudes toward their country's participation in the 1982 Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War (1992: 379, 387). We consequently hypothesize that highly educated Canadians should report higher levels of support for (H 2A ) defence spending and (H 2B ) participation in combat operations than poorly educated Canadians.…”

Section: Attitudes Toward Defence Spending and Participation In Combamentioning

confidence: 98%

Canadian Public Opinion about the Military: Assessing the Influences on Attitudes toward Defence Spending and Participation in Overseas Combat Operations

2014

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What are the influences on Canadians' preferences about defence spending and the use of military force? Despite more than a decade of heightened defence spending and active fighting in the War on Terror in Afghanistan, the longest combat operation in the history of the Canadian Forces, we do not know enough about how Canadians' sociodemographic characteristics and attitudes may influence their views about taking part in overseas combat operations and funding the institution charged with carrying out these dangerous activities. We find this particularly surprising since the war in Afghanistan has attracted considerable political attention, cost the Canadian taxpayer billions of dollars and, by turns, united and divided the public.While much has been written on Canada's defence spending and the country's role in Afghanistan, public attitudes towards these matters have indeed been understudied. By testing a range of hypotheses derived from literature on attitudes about defence affairs in the United States, the UK and Israel, the aim of this paper is to assess if Canadian public opinion toward defence spending and participation in combat operations accords

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“…Earlier research found that, in Britain, those belonging to a higher social class were more in favour of military action in the 1991 Gulf War and 1982 Falklands War (Rallings et al. , 379 and 387). Clarke et al.…”

Section: Public Opinion and War: Review Of Existing Theory And Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, (Kam and Kinder 2007, 328) found that women in the US were less supportive of military action in Iraq and the mission in Afghanistan. Evidence relating to the 1991 Gulf War and the 1982 Falklands War against Argentina showed that in Britain men tended to be more supportive of military action than women (Rallings et al 1992, 379 and 387). 1 More recent evidence for Britain showed that there were differences by gender in support for the Iraq War in 2003, with men more favourable (Clarke et al 2009, 130).…”

Section: Public Opinion and War: Review Of Existing Theory And Evidencementioning

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A Micro-Level Analysis of Support in Britain for the War in Afghanistan

Clements¹

2012

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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The article conducts a detailed and robust analysis of the social and attitudinal underpinnings of general support for the war in Afghanistan. • The article contributes to scholarly understanding of public attitudes in Britain on foreign policy issues and to the wider literature on public opinion and war. • The findings underline the long-standing 'gender gap' in attitudes to war, with men more in favour. • Labour partisanship and political knowledge are directly related to support for the war, though there is only weak evidence that the effects of partisanship are mediated via political knowledge.This article analyses the micro-level factors affecting public opinion in Britain towards the longrunning war in Afghanistan, a major foreign policy issue in the post-9-11 era. It examines the effects of social and attitudinal factors, including perceptions of how the war is going. There is a strong evidence of a 'gender gap', with men more in favour, while those with higher educational attainment are more supportive. Perceptions of the war's progress play a strong role in shaping general support. Labour partisans are more supportive while political knowledge is positively-related to support for the war. There is weaker evidence that the effects of partisanship are mediated via political knowledge. This article contributes to the scholarly understanding of public attitudes in Britain on foreign policy issues and to the wider literature on public opinion and military intervention.

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British public opinion during the Gulf war

Cited by 8 publications

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Public Opinion in Britain towards Military Action in Libya: A Micro-Level Analysis

Public Opinion in Britain towards Military Action in Libya: A Micro-Level Analysis

Canadian Public Opinion about the Military: Assessing the Influences on Attitudes toward Defence Spending and Participation in Overseas Combat Operations

A Micro-Level Analysis of Support in Britain for the War in Afghanistan

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