Public opinion and foreign policy: The stages of presidential decision making

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 705-727

  Knecht, T ^a   Weatherford, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOREIGN POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 33747437641     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2006.00421.x     Document Type: Review

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