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Debating the Public’s Role in Foreign Policy

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Public Participation in Foreign Policy

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Over the past few decades, accelerating economic and political globalization has increasingly eroded the dividing line between domestic and foreign policy. Global issues such as climate change, financial crisis and transnational security threats affect the lives of ordinary citizens around the world. Furthermore, with the communications revolution, and the shrinking of time and space as a result, citizens are more aware than ever before about events beyond the borders of their country. These changes raise significant questions about the way that foreign policy is formulated and conducted, and by whom.

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  1. James Headley
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Otago, New Zealand

    James Headley (Senior Lecturer in Politics), Andreas Reitzig Ph.D.  & Joe Burton B.Sc.Econ.M.Int.St. (Degree in International Relations, Masters degree in International Studies) (Senior Lecturer in Politics),  &  (Degree in International Relations, Masters degree in International Studies)

  2. Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK

    Joe Burton B.Sc.Econ.M.Int.St. (Degree in International Relations, Masters degree in International Studies) (Degree in International Relations, Masters degree in International Studies)

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Headley, J., van Wyk, JA. (2012). Debating the Public’s Role in Foreign Policy. In: Headley, J., Reitzig, A., Burton, J. (eds) Public Participation in Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230367180_1

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