Domestic Interests, Democracy, and Foreign Policy Change

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Brett Ashley Leeds (Rice University, Houston) Michaela Mattes (University of California, Berkeley)

Domestic Interests, Democracy, and Foreign Policy Change

Brett Ashley Leeds (Rice University, Houston), Michaela Mattes (University of California, Berkeley)

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Cambridge University Press
17 March 2022

Political science & theory; Public administration; Central government; International relations

Series: Elements in International Relations

When new leaders come to office, there is often speculation about whether they will take their countries' foreign policies in different directions or stick to their predecessors' policies. We argue that when new leaders come to power who represent different societal interests and preferences than their predecessors, leaders may pursue new foreign policies. At the same time, in democracies, leadership selection processes and policymaking rules blunt leaders' incentives and opportunities for change. Democracies thus tend to pursue more consistent foreign policies than nondemocracies even when new leaders with different supporting coalitions assume office. Statistical analyses of three distinct foreign policy areas - military alliances, UNGA voting, and economic sanctions - provide support for our argument. In a fourth area - trade - we find that both democracies and nondemocracies are more likely to experience foreign policy change when a new leader with a different supporting coalition comes to power. We thus conclude that foreign policy responds to domestic political interests, and that, even as the interests supporting leaders change, democracies' foreign policies are no less stable than those of nondemocracies and often exhibit greater consistency.

By: Brett Ashley Leeds (Rice University Houston), Michaela Mattes (University of California, Berkeley)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 143g
ISBN: 9781009016957
ISBN 10: 1009016954
Series: Elements in International Relations
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 17 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Domestic Sources of Leader Support, Institutions, and Foreign Policy Change; 3. Research Design: Changes in Sources of Leader Support and Foreign Policy Change; 4. Results Discussion: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy Change; 5. Looking Forward.