Views on National Security: the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the United States of America

Abstract

This chapter explores the perspectives of ordinary people from Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the USA on national security. A convenience sample drawn from these countries completed the Personal and Institutional Rights to Aggression and Peace Survey (PAIRTAPS) described elsewhere in this volume. A grounded theory approach (see Corbin and Strauss 1990; Glaser and Strauss 1967) was used to explore salient themes in responses to the item "National security is essential for family and individual security" and the follow-up item: "The best way to achieve security for individuals and families throughout the world is...:"