Tanaka, S orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-3332, Tago, A and Gleditsch, KS (2017) Seeing the Lexus for the Olive Trees? Public Opinion, Economic Interdependence, and Interstate Conflict. International Interactions, 43 (3). pp. 375-396. ISSN 0305-0629
Abstract
Many scholars argue that economic interdependence and more extensive economic ties between countries decreases the risk of violent conflict between them. However, despite considerable research on the “capitalist peace” at the macro or dyadic level, there has been less attention to its possible individual-level microfoundations or underpinnings. We argue that public perceptions about economic ties with other states and the costs of conflict should influence the expected constraints on the use of force for leaders. Actual high interdependence and potential economic costs may not suffice to create political constraints on the use of force if people are unaware of the degree of interdependence or fail to understand the benefits of trade and the likely economic costs of disruptive conflict. We examine the linkages between individual perceptions about economic interdependence and their views on conflict and peace through a survey experiment, where we ask respondents in Japan about approval for belligerent actions in a territorial dispute with China and varying information about economic ties. Our findings indicate that greater knowledge and information about economic interdependence affects attitudes about territorial disputes and increases support for peaceful solutions with China.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Seiki Tanaka, Atsushi Tago, and Kristian S. Gleditsch. Published with license by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Keywords: | Accountability; capitalist peace; economic interdependence; public opinion; survey experiments; territorial disputes |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2018 12:57 |
Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2018 14:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/03050629.2016.1200572 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:137069 |