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2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 648-651
Author(s):  
Sheila Suess Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Right ◽  
University Of Georgia ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Political Challenge ◽  
Faith Based Organizations

scholarly journals Introduction to the Special Issue: Soft Power of Civil Society in International Relations

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-476
Author(s):  
TAKASHI INOGUCHI
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
The United States ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Policy Makers

This special issue focuses on the role of civil society in international relations. It highlights the dynamics and impacts of public opinion on international relations (Zaller, 1992). Until recently, it was usual to consider public opinion in terms of its influence on policy makers and in terms of moulding public opinion in the broad frame of the policy makers in one's country. Given that public opinion in the United States was assessed and judged so frequently and diffused so globally, it was natural to frame questions guided by those concepts which pertained to the global and domestic context of the United States.

Expanding Hearts and Minds? Evaluation of an Ecumenical Educational Program on Immigration

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-164
Author(s):  
Felipe Amin Filomeno
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Hearts And Minds

The persistence of xenophobia and nativism in the United States has encouraged groups and organizations in the civil society to promote mutual understanding and collaboration between immigrants and native citizens. This study evaluated an ecumenical educational program on immigration organized by a faith-based group of volunteers with those goals in mind. The program was held in fall 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. The evaluation was based on participant responses to an exit questionnaire and on a focus group with members of the community group responsible for the program. The study concludes that ecumenical workshops on immigration with instructional and dialogical activities likely improve participants’ knowledge of immigration and participants’ inclinations to mutual understanding and collaboration between immigrants and native citizens. Personal testimonials by immigrants are especially conducive to those outcomes.

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