Public Opinion and Security Policy in the Federal Republic of Germany
Public Opinion and Security Policy in the Federal Republic of Germany

Author: Peter Schmidt

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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By analyzing public opinion polls, as well as polls of members of the "security elite" and the "general elite," this paper examines the West German perception of the Communist threat, West German attitudes toward deterrence/defense and detente, and the West German view of the Western Alliance. It reviews opinion trends in the 1970s and compares important results with opinions in principal allied countries. Among his conclusions, the author finds that the most critical development in West German opinion is an increasing belief that the Soviet Union is seeking reconciliation with the West and a decreasing belief that the United States is acting more responsibly than the Soviet Union.

Public Opinion and National Security in Western Europe
Public Opinion and National Security in Western Europe

Author: Richard C. Eichenberg

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1989-06-18

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1349077070

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This survey of European public opinion on national security issues interprets numerous public opinion polls retrieved from government ministries, commercial agencies and educational institutions. It is a comparative and historical survey of the security challenges faced by Western governments.