Browsing by Subject "public opinion"
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Bumbling, Bluffing, and Bald-Faced Lies: Mis-Leading and Domestic Audience Costs in International Relations
(2011)In a democratic society, does the electorate approve of truth and disapprove of deception, do opinion patterns exclusively mimic partisan elite views, or do opinion patterns react exclusively to successful or failed outcomes? ... -
Context and Place Effects in Environmental Public Opinion
(2013)Environmental attitudes have interested scholars for decades, but researchers have insufficiently appreciated the low salience of the environment, and the enormous complexity of this issue area. In this dissertation, I ... -
Depolarizing Environmental Policy: Identities and Public Opinion on the Environment
(2019)High levels of partisan polarization on environmental policies, and on climate change in particular, have led to policy gridlock in the United States. While most Americans rely on their partisan identities to guide their ... -
Full of Hot Air? Three Examinations of Climate Change in the American Political Information Environment
(2016)Climate change is thought to be one of the most pressing environmental problems facing humanity. However, due in part to failures in political communication and how the issue has been historically defined in American politics, ... -
How the Media Affect U.S. Foreign Aid Allocations? Evidence from the Aid Allocation Pattern to Muslim Countries
(2013)The previous literature fails to reach consensus on the role of media in the foreign aid allocation. My paper attempts to answer following questions by examining Muslim countries: Are there any media effects on the pattern ... -
Modeling the Economics of Offshore Wind in the Southeastern United States
(2019-04-26)This study analyzes the future deployment of offshore wind in the southeastern U.S. states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. There has been a flurry of recent activity surrounding this topic. State governments ... -
Politics as Usual: Congress and the Intelligence Community
(2021)Intelligence is an integral part of states’ foreign policy formation and implementation. In the American context, the intelligence community is involved in essentially every national security discussion occurring in government, ... -
Public Reactions to Secret Negotiations in International Politics
(Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2023-01-01)Many international agreements, from routine trade deals to high-stakes nuclear agreements, are negotiated in secret. However, we have a limited understanding of how secrecy in a negotiation shapes attitudes towards the agreement. ... -
What’s the Goal? Brazil’s Response to Hosting the World Cup and Olympics
(2014-01-28)Brazil’s plans to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics have provoked both euphoria and criticism domestically. Some believe that hosting successful games will cement the country’s position as a world power and ...
