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- Title
Anti-Americanism, Authoritarian Politics, and Attitudes about Women's Representation: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Jordan.
- Authors
Bush, Sarah Sunn; Jamal, Amaney A.
- Abstract
A pillar of American foreign policy in the Middle East since September 11, 2001, has been promoting democracy, with particular emphasis on support for women's representation. Given high levels of anti- Americanism in the region, does foreign pressure for policy reform undermine this project? Evidence from a nationally representative survey experiment in Jordan shows that an American endorsement of women in politics has no average effect on popular support for women's representation. Instead, domestic patterns of support and opposition to autocrats determine citizens' receptivity to policy endorsements, with policy endorsements of foreign-supported reforms polarizing public opinion. Both foreign and domestic endorsements of women in politics depress support among Jordanians who oppose their regime significantly more than among Jordanians who support it.
- Subjects
JORDAN; MIDDLE East; JORDANIAN politics &; government, 1999-; WOMEN in politics; POLITICAL attitudes; WOMEN; MIDDLE East-United States relations; DEMOCRACY; POLITICAL quotas; POLITICAL opposition -- History; POLITICAL surveys; IMAMS (Mosque officers); ANTI-Americanism; TWENTY-first century; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
International Studies Quarterly, 2015, Vol 59, Issue 1, p34
- ISSN
0020-8833
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/isqu.12139