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public opinion are needed with a foreign policy or crossnational emphasis (McCormick,
Kelley and Wittkopf). Faculty positions in the field of public opinion and foreign policy,
including endowed chairs develop a platform for senior faculty in the field, as well as
cultivate a cadre of both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as post-doctoral
scholars, informed about these issues.
The creation of an Institute of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy (or Domestic
Politics and International Affairs) and journal of “The Public and Foreign Policy” to
inspire research and teaching about how domestic politics affects foreign affairs would
also advance the development of public opinion and foreign policy as a field. The
development of a series of books, including a book series, on international public opinion
and foreign policy (cf. Shiraev and Sobel, 2003) contributes to this progress.
The creation of an institutionally based “rapid response team” (cf. Woodward,
2002) that could explore from the inside of the administration how public opinion was
factored into the handling of foreign policy decisions during an interventions crisis would
provide first-hand empirical evidence. The archiving of the various global surveys in one
location like the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, which now has Latin
American and Japan archives, would also advance the empirical and theoretical progress.
The development of the field is thus and ongoing process. The proliferation for
single and especially cosponsored panels and sessions at MWPSA, APSA, International
Studies Association, and International Political Science Association highlights the fields
and contributes to the literature. Plenary sessions at a variety of organizational
conferences and assistance in developing sections and specialties at those organizations
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