Individual and Contextual Influences on Public Support for Military Spending in NATO

Fay, Erik M.

doi:10.1080/10242694.2019.1668236

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“…Existing studies all rely on observational data overwhelmingly drawn from US samples (Knopf 1998) and have limited temporal coverage. One exception is Fay (2020) who examines the correlates of support for military spending among thirteen NATO countries. He finds that attitudes towards NATO and a strong economy are predictive of unidimensional support for military spending.…”

Section: Does the Public Prefer Butter To Guns?mentioning

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Threats and the Public Constraint on Military Spending

DiGiuseppe,

Aspide,

Becker

2023

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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The public places an important constraint on funding security in Europe, and austerity risks making the constraint tighter. Several recent studies show that curtailing military spending is a popular way to reduce debt in Europe. Yet it remains unclear if military spending aversion persists when threats are salient. We fielded an original survey experiment in Italy weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine to examine how information about security threats influences military spending preferences and fiscal trade-offs. We found that information about threats increases support for military spending. To validate the survey experiment, we recontacted and remeasured our respondent's preferences three weeks after Russia's invasion and find evidence consistent with our initial experiment. Our findings suggest that, while public opposition to military spending remains high in Italy, external threats dampen the public's opposition to military spending, even under high debt burdens.

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Section: Does the Public Prefer Butter To Guns?mentioning

confidence: 99%