THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
PUBLIC OPINION, SECURITY THREATS, AND FOREIGN POLICY FORMATION: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
By WILLIAM DAVIS
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Political Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2007
Copyright 2007 William Davis All Rights Reserved
The members of the committee approve the dissertation of William Davis, defended on July 30, 2007.
_________________________________ Mark Souva Professor Directing Dissertation
_________________________________ Michael Creswell Outside Committee Member
_________________________________ Paul Hensel Committee Member
_________________________________ Dale Smith Committee Member
_________________________________ Robert Jackson Committee Member
Approved:
____________________________________ Dale Smith, Chair, Department of Political Science
The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named members.
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To My Family I dedicate my dissertation to my wife, Cristina, whose love, support, and unrelenting confidence in me made this work possible. Without you, I could not have succeeded. I also dedicate this to my daughter Isabella; you have been my inspiration throughout this effort.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Although the number of people who have been helpful to me during this process is too great to list here, I am grateful to you all. I would like to thank in particular however, my committee chair, Mark Souva, whose tireless efforts improved this dissertation enormously and helped keep me focused and on track. I would also like to thank the members of my committee, Dale Smith, Paul Hensel, Bob Jackson and Michael Creswell for all of their helpful comments, suggestions and willingness to take part in this project. A large debt of gratitude is also owed to my colleagues and the faculty at the FSU Political Science Department. Finally, I would like to thank my wife, Cristina, for the inexhaustible and various ways she provided assistance, including help in organizing and editing the manuscript as well as data preparation.

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