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The rally 'round the flag effect, also referred to as the rally 'round the flag syndrome, is a concept used in political science and international relations to explain increased short-run popular support of a country's government or political leaders during periods of international crisis or war. [1]
The "Battle Cry of Freedom", also known as "Rally 'Round the Flag", is a song written in 1862 by American composer George Frederick Root (1820–1895) during the American Civil War.
Battle Cry of Freedom, also known as Rally 'Round the Flag, was written in 1862 by George Frederick Root.This version is from the film 'Lincoln'.
The “rally around the flag” effect can lead to increased support for government policies and actions, even among those who might typically oppose such measures. It may also result in heightened patriotism, loyalty, and willingness to cooperate with government directives.
The “rally-round-the-flag effect” sparked by the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington and by President George W. Bush's prompt launching of the War on Terrorism cries out for the kind of timely analysis that political scientists sometimes can provide.
At the level of the nation-state, this is called the “rally-'round-the-flag” phenomenon. In the case of the United States, the rally phenomenon is measured as a surge of public approval for the president when the nation is involved in an international crisis.
Summary analyses find minor, statistically insignificant rallies associated with uses of force, although sizable rallies are associated with particular subcategories of military crises.
The "rally-round-the-flag effect" sparked by the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington and by President George W. Bush's prompt launching of the War on Terror- ism cries out for the kind of timely analysis that political scientists some- times can provide.
We calculate the rally 'round the flag effect (Mueller, 1970, 1973) for all 41 U.S. foreign policy crises, 1950-1985, identified by the International Crisis Behavior Proj- ect (Wilkenfeld, Brecher, and Moser, 1988).
The phrase “rally-round-the-flag” has been an American cultural idiom since the Civil War, when George Fredrick Root used the expression in his 1862 pro-unionist poem, Battle Cry of Freedom.