Rinke, EM orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-7634, Willnat, L and Quandt, T (2015) The Obama Factor: Change and Stability in Cultural and Political Anti-Americanism. International Journal of Communication, 9 (1). pp. 2954-2979. ISSN 1932-8036
Abstract
Global public opinion toward the United States is an important factor in international politics. But to what degree are distinct dimensions of attitudes toward the United States associated with the person of the president and the consumption of U.S.-produced media content? Two surveys of German college students before and after the 2008 U.S. presidential election revealed that attitudes toward U.S. foreign policies improved from 2008 to 2009, and views on U.S. culture remained stable. Perceptions of Obama depended less on attitudes toward U.S. culture than perceptions of ordinary U.S. Americans, indicating a potential for the president to influence foreign political support, even in the face of cultural reservations. Consumption of some types of U.S. media was also associated with lower levels of anti-Americanism.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2015 (Eike Mark Rinke, Lars Willnat, & Thorsten Quandt). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd). Available at http://ijoc.org. |
Keywords: | Obama; anti-Americanism; stereotypes; image; entertainment; news; public opinion; Germany |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2019 09:33 |
Last Modified: | 04 Apr 2022 14:19 |
Published Version: | https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/2086/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:143532 |