Critical Masses and Critical Choices: Evolving Public Opinion on Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, and Security
Critical Masses and Critical Choices: Evolving Public Opinion on Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, and Security
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关键群体和关键选择：公众对核武器、恐怖主义和安全的舆论不断变化
DOI：
10.4135/9781446217726.n2
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2006
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通讯作者：
H. Jenkins‐Smith
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作者：
K. G. Herron;H. Jenkins‐Smith
《关键群众与关键选择》考察了美国人在国家和国际安全问题上的态度。克里·赫伦和汉克·詹金斯-史密斯在长达10年的时间里进行了超过13000次的深度访谈，他们创造了一套独特而丰富的数据，提供了从冷战结束到现在公众对核威慑、恐怖主义和其他安全问题的看法。他们的目标不仅是揭示公众对一系列与安全有关的政策问题的看法的变化，而且是衡量公众对这些问题的实际理解的深度。在这项研究之前，主流观点认为，美国人在复杂的政治问题上没有能力表达和一致的想法。这本书推翻了这种观念，并展示了普通公众在错综复杂的国家问题上所持的有时令人惊讶的有力立场。这本书基于长期研究的可靠数据，加上简洁的写作和经常令人吃惊的结论，将吸引广泛的读者：学者、记者和政策制定者。《关键的群众和关键的选择》是对公众对安全威胁和应对策略的看法从20世纪90年代初到9/11后时期变化的权威描述。这项广泛而高度原创的研究将被证明是政策制定者和学者们不可或缺的工具。
"Critical Masses and Critical Choices" examines American attitudes on issues of national and international security. Based on over 13,000 in-depth interviews conducted over a ten-year period, Kerry Herron and Hank Jenkins-Smith have created a unique and rich set of data providing insights into public opinion on nuclear deterrence, terrorism, and other security issues from the end of the Cold War to the present day. Their goal is to shed light not only on changes in public opinion about a range of security-related policy issues, but also to gauge the depth of the public's actual understanding of these matters. Prior to this study, the predominant view held that the American people were incapable of articulate and consistent thought on complex political subjects. This book overturns that notion and demonstrates the sometimes surprisingly cogent positions held by ordinary members of the public on intricate national issues. The book's solid data, based on long-term studies, combined with crisp writing and often startling conclusions, will appeal to a wide range of readers: scholars, journalists, and policy makers. "Critical Masses and Critical Choices" is the definitive account of the change in public perceptions on security threats and reactive strategies from the early 1990s to the post-9/11 period. This broad and highly original study will prove an indispensable tool for policy makers and scholars alike.