Abstract
Two models dealing with foreign affairs as a source of political cleavage in industrial democracies are compared. Attitudes toward the Cold War are investigated in West Germany, Britain, France, Japan, and Italy. For each nation, it is determined whether individuals with differing attitudes toward the Cold War usually prefer different political parties (i.e., express cleavage in party choice), and whether followers of the different parties usually have different attitudes regarding the Cold War (i.e., cleavage between parties). Cleavage is found in nations where issues of social class are still a source of sharp political party conflict. Differences of opinion regarding the Cold War often reflect and reinforce political conflict based on issues of social class.
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