{"product_id":"thanks-for-your-service-the-causes-and-consequences-of-public-confidence-in-the-us-military-9780197681138","title":"Thanks for Your Service: The Causes and Consequences of Public Confidence in the Us Military","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA definitive study on the decades-long run of high public confidence in the military and why it may rest on some shaky foundations.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat explains the high levels of public confidence in the US military and does high confidence matter? In \u003cem\u003eThanks for Your Service\u003c\/em\u003e, the eminent civil-military relations scholar Peter D. Feaver addresses this question and focuses on what it means for the military. Proprietary survey data show that confidence is partly based on public beliefs about the military's high competence, adherence to high professional ethics, and a determination to stand apart from the bitter divisions of partisan politics. However, as Feaver argues, confidence is also shaped by a partisan gap and by social desirability bias, the idea that some individuals express confidence in the military because they believe that is the socially approved attitude to hold. Not only does Feaver help us understand how and why the public has confidence in the military, but he also exposes problems that policymakers need to be aware of. Specifically, this book traces how confidence in the institution shapes public attitudes on the use of force and may not always reinforce best practices in democratic civil-military relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter D. Feaver\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University. He is Director of the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy and co-PI of the America in the World Consortium. Feaver is also the author of \u003cem\u003eArmed Servants: Agency, Oversight, and Civil-Military Relations\u003c\/em\u003e (2003) and \u003cem\u003eGuarding the Guardians: Civilian Control of Nuclear Weapons in the United States\u003c\/em\u003e (1992). He is co-author of \u003cem\u003ePaying the Human Costs of War \u003c\/em\u003e(with Christopher Gelpi and Jason Reifler, 2009); \u003cem\u003eGetting the Best Out of College \u003c\/em\u003e(with Susan Wasiolek and Anne Crossman, 2008, 2nd edition 2012); and \u003cem\u003eChoosing Your Battles: American Civil-Military Relations and the Use of Force \u003c\/em\u003e(with Christopher Gelpi, 2004). He has published numerous other monographs, scholarly articles, book chapters, and policy pieces on grand strategy, American foreign policy, public opinion, nuclear proliferation, civil-military relations, and cybersecurity. Feaver served on the NSC staff in both the Clinton (as a Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, 1993-1994) and Bush (as Special Advisor for Strategic Planning and Institutional Reform, 2005-2007) administrations. He is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50535105986834,"sku":"9780197681138","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67b3207f-dff4-4b6e-af04-90afc97e45bf.jpg?v=1731430907","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thanks-for-your-service-the-causes-and-consequences-of-public-confidence-in-the-us-military-9780197681138","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}