Do Donor Motives Matter? Investigating Perceptions of Foreign Aid in the Conflict in Donbas
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<jats:p>How do the perceived motives of donor states shape recipient attitudes toward
foreign aid in a conflict zone? This research note evaluates the impact of two frames
that characterize the motives of foreign powers involved in a civil conflict in the
Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. These frames portray foreign actors as providing
aid either to alleviate suffering during conflict (humanitarian frame) or to increase
their power and influence in the recipient country (political influence frame). We
demonstrate how framing impacts attitudes toward foreign assistance from the European
Union and the Russian government among potential aid recipients in the Donbas. The
results show that frames impact support for foreign aid from the European Union but
have no effect on views of Russian aid. Counter to conventional expectations, aid
provided for geopolitical, strategic reasons may be viewed as a positive, stabilizing
force—even more than foreign aid provided for humanitarian reasons.</jats:p>
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/21166Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1093/isq/sqaa026Publication Info
ALRABABA'H, A; MYRICK, R; & WEBB, I (n.d.). Do Donor Motives Matter? Investigating Perceptions of Foreign Aid in the Conflict
in Donbas. International Studies Quarterly. 10.1093/isq/sqaa026. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/21166.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Rachel Myrick
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Rachel Myrick is the Douglas and Ellen Lowey Assistant Professor of Political Science
at Duke. Her research explores how partisan polarization affects foreign policymaking
in democratic states, with an emphasis on U.S. national security policy. More broadly,
she is interested in the interplay between domestic and international politics in
matters of security and conflict. Her research is published at International Organization , The
Journal of Politics, and

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