Linking Public Opinion and Foreign Policy in Russia

Author (Person) ,
Publisher
Series Title
Series Details Volume 55, Number 1, Pages 93-111
Publication Date 2020
ISSN 1751-9721
Content Type

Abstract:

Empirical studies in democracies have revealed some degree of causal relationship between public opinion and foreign policy. A look at the relationship between the evolution of Russian foreign policy priorities, as evidenced in the Foreign Policy Concepts (2000, 2008, 2013 and 2016), and public opinion regarding foreign policy measured from 1997 to 2018 shows significant shifts in perceptions of the nation’s international image. The amity/enmity feelings towards others can be explained as responses to key international events, endorsing the thesis of a rational and reactive public. Overall, public opinion and the official policy line in Russia move in the same direction.

Source Link https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2019.1700040
Related Links
IAI: Publications: The International Spectator https://www.iai.it/en/news/international-spectator-about

Subject Categories
Keywords
Countries / Regions ,