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This book examines the impact of Australian public opinion towards
defence and foreign policy from the mid-twentieth century to the
present day. For most of this period, the public showed little
interest in defence and security policy and possessed limited
knowledge about the strategic options available. The principal
post-war exception to this pattern is, of course, the Vietnam War,
when political divisions over Australia's support for the U.S.-led
action eventually resulted in the withdrawal of troops in 1972. The
period since 2001 has seen a fundamental change both in the
public's views of defence and foreign affairs, and in how these
issues are debated by political elites. This has come about as a
result of major changes in the strategic environment such as a
heightened public awareness of terrorism, party political divisions
over Australia's military commitment to the 2003-11 Iraq War and
the increasing overlap of economic and trade considerations with
defence and foreign policies, which has increased the public's
interest in these issues. Combining the expertise of one of
Australia's foremost scholars of public opinion with that of an
expert of international relations, particularly as pertains to
Australia in Asia, this book will be a critical read for those
wishing to understand Australia's alliance with the U.S.,
interactions with Asia and China, and the distinctive challenges
posed to Australia by its geographic position.
This book examines the impact of Australian public opinion towards
defence and foreign policy from the mid-twentieth century to the
present day. For most of this period, the public showed little
interest in defence and security policy and possessed limited
knowledge about the strategic options available. The principal
post-war exception to this pattern is, of course, the Vietnam War,
when political divisions over Australia's support for the U.S.-led
action eventually resulted in the withdrawal of troops in 1972. The
period since 2001 has seen a fundamental change both in the
public's views of defence and foreign affairs, and in how these
issues are debated by political elites. This has come about as a
result of major changes in the strategic environment such as a
heightened public awareness of terrorism, party political divisions
over Australia's military commitment to the 2003-11 Iraq War and
the increasing overlap of economic and trade considerations with
defence and foreign policies, which has increased the public's
interest in these issues. Combining the expertise of one of
Australia's foremost scholars of public opinion with that of an
expert of international relations, particularly as pertains to
Australia in Asia, this book will be a critical read for those
wishing to understand Australia's alliance with the U.S.,
interactions with Asia and China, and the distinctive challenges
posed to Australia by its geographic position.
The evidentiary weight of North Korean defectors' testimony
depicting crimes against humanity has drawn considerable attention
from the international community in recent years. Despite the
attention to North Korean human rights, what remains unexamined is
the rise of the transnational advocacy network, which drew
attention to the issue in the first place. Andrew Yeo and Danielle
Chubb explore the 'hard case' that is North Korea and challenge
existing conceptions of transnational human rights networks, how
they operate, and why they provoke a response from even the most
recalcitrant regimes. In this volume, leading experts and activists
assemble original data from multiple language sources, including
North Korean sources, and adopt a range of sophisticated
methodologies to provide valuable insight into the politics,
strategy, and policy objectives of North Korean human rights
activism.
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