Thanks for your Service: The Causes and Consequences of Public Confidence in the U.S. Military
Why is the confidence of the American public in its military so high? What does it matter for policymaking and politics? Most of what we already know about this topic comes either from standard surveys designed with other purposes in mind or from older studies conducted in the pre-9/11 era. Along with my co-author, Jim Golby (UT-Austin) I have collected new data from two large surveys of the American public using instruments designed to probe the determinants and consequents of public confidence in the military. The issue is of particular interest in our current polarized environment as political actors from both parties seek to wrap themselves in the mantle of public respect for the military. The issue came to a head as pundits speculated on a role for the one political institution still enjoying high public confidence in resolving the conflict that arose over the contested presidential electoral result.
Date: 2 February 2021, 12:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2021)
Venue: Online Seminar
Speaker: Peter Feaver (Duke University)
Organising department: Nuffield College
Organisers: Pepper Culpepper (Nuffield College), Professor Jane Green (Nuffield College)
Organiser contact email address: maxine.collett@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Nuffield College Political Science Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Maxine Collett