Multilateralism and public support for drone strikes

IF 2 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Research and Politics Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1177/20531680221093433

Paul Lushenko, Shyam Raman, S. Kreps

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Abstract

The use of armed drones has emerged as a principal counterterrorism tool for western militaries, especially France and the United States. While France submits its strikes to the United Nations for approval, the United States typically does not. Does this difference matter for public support and perceptions of legitimacy? To better understand these dynamics, we fielded original survey experiments across nationally representative samples in France and the United States totaling in over 1800 respondents. Our results reflect that international approval is associated with both higher public support and greater perceived legitimacy for a strike. Further, we find that respondents emphasize international law as the basis for support and legitimacy, suggesting a cross-national belief in multilateralism for normative rather than strictly instrumental reasons. These relationships are moderated by the identity of the country conducting a hypothetical strike, implying both an “othering” effect and the emergence of distinct models of strikes across countries that deserve more study amid the ongoing proliferation of armed drones. Video Abstract: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YevyaKThae0

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多边主义和公众对无人机袭击的支持

武装无人机的使用已成为西方军队的主要反恐工具，尤其是法国和美国。虽然法国将其罢工提交给联合国批准，但美国通常不会。这种差异对公众的支持和对合法性的看法有影响吗？为了更好地了解这些动态，我们在法国和美国的全国代表性样本中进行了原始调查实验，共有1800多名受访者。我们的研究结果表明，国际社会的认可与更高的公众支持率和更大的罢工合法性有关。此外，我们发现，受访者强调国际法是支持和合法性的基础，这表明出于规范而非严格的工具原因，跨国家相信多边主义。这些关系是由进行假想打击的国家的身份来调节的，这意味着“其他”效应以及在武装无人机不断扩散的情况下，各国出现的不同打击模式值得更多研究。视频摘要：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YevyaKThae0

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Research and Politics Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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2.80

自引率

3.70%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

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