Strategic Narratives, Public Opinion and War - 9781138221840

Taylor & Francis

Strategic Narratives, Public Opinion and WarWinning domestic support for the Afghan War\nAuthor(s): Beatrice De Graaf, George Dimitriu, Jens Ringsmose\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138221840, 978-1138221840\nSynopsis\nThis volume explores the way governments endeavoured to build and maintain public support for the war in Afghanistan, combining new insights on the effects of strategic narratives with an exhaustive series of case studies. \n\nIn contemporary wars, with public opinion impacting heavily on outcomes, strategic narratives provide a grid for interpreting the why, what and how of the conflict. This book asks how public support for the deployment of military troops to Afghanistan was garnered, sustained or lost in thirteen contributing nations. Public attitudes in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe towards the use of military force were greatly shaped by the cohesiveness and content of the strategic.