Who Are the Doves in Congress? The Role of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity on Foreign Policy Preferences

• In Event: Legislators and Representation of Constituent Preferences on Foreign Policy

Brief Overview

We use a roll-call scaling method to plot legislators on a hawk-dove dimension. We find that consistently, since the 1960s, black Congress members hold the most dovish positions because they view foreign policy issues from a civil rights perspective.

Authors

• William Bendix, Keene State College

• Gyung-Ho Jeong, University of British Columbia