An Analytical Look at Anti-Americanism
In: International studies review, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 494-497
ISSN: 1468-2486
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In: International studies review, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 494-497
ISSN: 1468-2486
In: International studies review, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 494-497
ISSN: 1521-9488
In: Zeitschrift für vergleichende Politikwissenschaft: ZfVP = Comparative governance and politics, Band 12, Heft 1, S. 189-209
ISSN: 1865-2654
In: Zeitschrift für vergleichende Politikwissenschaft: ZfVP = Comparative governance and politics, Band 12, Heft 1, S. 189-209
ISSN: 1865-2646
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In: Journal of transatlantic studies: the official publication of the Transatlantic Studies Association (TSA), Band 7, Heft 2, S. 118-132
ISSN: 1754-1018
In: Foreign policy analysis, Band 19, Heft 4
ISSN: 1743-8594
AbstractDoes foreign aid improve the image of donors in recipient countries? Studies have found weak overall effects, but also positive correlations that are highly conditional on donor and recipient factors, like program characteristics and regime type. Our statistical and case study analysis of US foreign aid leads to a more skeptical perspective. We assess the impact of foreign aid on public opinion of the United States in twenty recipient countries during the Obama and Trump presidencies, using Pew Research Center survey data. A multi-level longitudinal analysis of individual and country-level variables finds that correlations between aid disbursements and foreign public opinion disappear when controlling for attitudes about the US president. These results are corroborated in crucial case studies of Kenya and Turkey. The findings are important for governments that use aid to influence foreign opinion and for scholarship that considers aid to be a source of soft power.
In: Foreign policy analysis
ISSN: 1743-8594
Does foreign aid improve the image of donors in recipient countries? Studies have found weak overall effects, but also positive correlations that are highly conditional on donor and recipient factors, like program characteristics and regime type. Our statistical and case study analysis of US foreign aid leads to a more skeptical perspective. We assess the impact of foreign aid on public opinion of the United States in twenty recipient countries during the Obama and Trump presidencies, using Pew Research Center survey data. A multi-level longitudinal analysis of individual and country-level variables finds that correlations between aid disbursements and foreign public opinion disappear when controlling for attitudes about the US president. These results are corroborated in crucial case studies of Kenya and Turkey. The findings are important for governments that use aid to influence foreign opinion and for scholarship that considers aid to be a source of soft power.
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