Replication Data for 'Thankless Task: Alliance Defense Investments and U.S. Public Support for War' explores U.S. public support for using military force to defend allies based on allied defense investments. The dataset, authored by Brian Blankenship and hosted on the International Studies Quarterly Dataverse, contains results from four survey experiments conducted on samples of the U.S. public. It was last updated on May 11, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the relationship between allied military capability investments and U.S. public support for intervention based on the described survey experiments.
- Modeling public opinion on alliance bargaining and the perceived credibility of security assurances as discussed in the article.
- Investigating confounding factors in public support for war, such as perceived costs and ease of victory, as referenced in the description.
Strengths
- Data supports a peer-reviewed article published in International Studies Quarterly.
- Based on four distinct survey experiments, which suggests a multi-study design.
- Last updated on May 11, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and sample sizes for the four experiments are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- International Studies Quarterly Dataverse, authored by Brian Blankenship.
- Collection Method
- Data was likely gathered through four survey experiments conducted on samples of the U.S. public.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-11 19:21:32
- Geography
- United States