Nationalism, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

Public opinion, particularly nationalism, has significant effects on state behaviors in foreign policy, interstate conflicts, and diplomatic crises. How should nationalism be evaluated at the state level? How does media, shared democratic identity, or apologies affect nationalism at the individual level? This panel examines these related aspects of nationalism, foreign policy, and conflicts both theoretically and empirically, using data from advanced text analysis or survey experiments. Ma’s paper lays out a conceptual foundation for thinking about and evaluating nationalism as a state character. Wang evaluates how media campaigns affect individual’s level of nationalism. Ko demonstrates evidence shared democratic identity can alleviate the negative effect of nationalism. Chu assesses the impact of political apologies on domestic and foreign public opinion.

Sub Unit

• Division 20: Foreign Policy

Individual Presentations

• The Effect of Media on Public Opinion during Diplomatic Crises - Frances Yaping Wang, Singapore Management University

• Nationalism and Shared Democratic Identity - Jiyoung Ko, Korea University

• Global Nationalism: Grand Strategy Analysis and the Trump Administration - Jacob W. Shively, University of West Florida

• The Impact of Political Apologies on Public Opinion: Survey Experimental Evidence from Japan and the U.S. - Risa Kitagawa, Northeastern University; Jonathan Art Chu, National University of Singapore

Chair

• Alexandre Debs Yale University

Discussant

• Yuhua Wang Harvard University