Southern Congressmen and the "New Isolationism"

There is a sharp swing in the South away from a positive & multilateralist approach to internat problems to an out-dated isolationism; such a change concerns US policy-makers who doubt the long-term viability of foreign policy in this new situation. An analysis of the South's approach to th...

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Published in:Political science quarterly 1960-09, Vol.75 (3), p.321-337
Main Author: Lerche, Charles O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Congressional voting
Foreign affairs
Foreign aid
Foreign Policy
Hostility
International politics
Internationalism
Isolationism
Legislators
Nationalism
Political attitudes
Political protests
Social Isolation
Southern States
U.S.A
Voting
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Summary:There is a sharp swing in the South away from a positive & multilateralist approach to internat problems to an out-dated isolationism; such a change concerns US policy-makers who doubt the long-term viability of foreign policy in this new situation. An analysis of the South's approach to the Mutual Security Program based on roll-call votes shows the dimensions of the new aft in an important issue. From this evidence & from long knowledge of the South, one can speculate that Southern isolation is a product of mass pol'al protest which will remain until the massive econ & soc changes through which it is passing are succeeded by a new stability which will decrease the hold of the demagogues. Potent race politics & the control of Democratic party machinery by rival courthouse gangs will produce more isolationists in Congress. We may only hope that the South's progress to internat maturity will not be prolonged. IPSA.
ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X
DOI:10.2307/2146386