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University of California, Davis
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Davis, CA 95616

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Dissertation

  • ''The Macro Politics of Anti-Americanism: Consequences for the U.S. National Interest''
  • Abstract: To what extent does it matter for the United States if the world loves or hates America?  Although scholars have begun to address the sources of anti-Americanism, a lacuna exists in understanding its consequences. My dissertation addresses this gap.  Using data from the Pew Global Attitudes Project in addition to data collected from the National Archives, I examine the relationship between cross-national variation in favorable opinion toward the U.S. and: (1) voting alignment with the U.S. within the United Nations General Assembly from 1985 to 2007; (2) global consumption of iconic U.S. brand-name products, in addition to cross-national purchases of U.S. securities from 1995 to 2007; and (3) political, financial, and troop support for the 2003 U.S.-led war in Iraq. The results of this study not only contribute to an ongoing debate between realists and liberals regarding the extent to which public opinion is a useful predictor a given state’s foreign policy, but also provide substantial policy implications for the U.S. national interest.
  • Committee: Miroslav Nincic (Chair), Larry Berman, Emily Goldman, Giacomo Chiozza

Selected Publications

  • "Of Paradise, Power, and Pachyderms."  Political Science Quarterly.  Vol. 122, No. 2, Summer 2007, pp.239-256 (with Miroslav Nincic).  Click here for the PDF version.
  • "Rationalizing the California Recall."  PS: Political Science Politics, Vol. 37, No. 1, Jan 2004, pp.19-21 (With Walter J. Stone).  Click here for the PDF version.

Under Review

  • ``The Decline of America's Soft Power.'' Revise and resubmit at International Studies Perspectives.  Click here for the PDF of the draft.

Working Papers

  • Engaging North Korea (with Jamus Lim and Lisa Saum-Manning)
  • Migrant Workers' Attitudes Toward the United States (with Stefano Varese)

 

APSA 2007

 Working Group on Public Opinion and the War in Iraq, at the 2007 Annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL (Ole Holsti, Chair)