Date of Award
Fall 8-21-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Jason Reifler
Second Advisor
Aaron Rapport
Third Advisor
Peter Lindsay
Abstract
Recent research has posited that retributiveness is an individual level disposition that can help us understand foreign policy preferences (e.g. Liberman 2006, Liberman 2007, Liberman in press, Stein n.d.). However, previous research is limited in two related respects. First, previous research relies on correlational data, blunting our ability to make clear causal inferences. Also, retributiveness is not made theoretically distinct from general hawkishness. In this paper, I present results from two experiments to refine our understanding of how retributiveness can affect support for use of the military. In the first experiment, I examine how retributiveness affects support for greater military commitment across a number of potential missions. In the second experiment, I examine how retributiveness interacts with different rhetorical justifications for military endeavors (e.g. punishing transgressors versus eliminating a foreign policy threat).
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/3481508
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Paul I. Mr., "Punitive Warfare: Measuring The Effects of a Punitive Disposition On Public Support For War." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2012.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/3481508