Domestic Interests, Democracy, and Foreign Policy Change Leeds Brett Ashley
Domestic Interests, Democracy, and Foreign Policy Change Leeds Brett Ashley When new leaders come to office, there is often speculation about whether they will take their countries' foreign policies…
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Domestic Interests, Democracy, and Foreign Policy Change Leeds Brett Ashley
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. At the same time, in democracies, leadership selection processes and policymaking rules blunt leaders' incentives and opportunities for change. 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.
Statistical analyses of three distinct foreign policy areas - military alliances, UNGA voting, and economic sanctions - provide support for our argument. Democracies thus tend to pursue more consistent foreign policies than nondemocracies even when new leaders with different supporting coalitions assume office. In a fourth area - trade - we find that both democracies and nondemocracies are
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