The impact of political structure on the political power of women: A comparison of Britain and the United States

This study examines how the use of different types of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, affects public participation, drawing on the theory of motivation, which addresses the effect of internal and external political efficacy as well as the perceived political importance of social media. The study also investigates the interaction effect between social media use and perceived the political importance of social media on public participation. Employing a comparative perspective on an issue that has not been well studied, the study further seeks to discover potential variations in the impacts of different social media on public participation in the United States and Korea, both of which held presidential elections at the end of 2012. This study conducted hierarchical multiple regression analyses using data collected from college students in the United States and Korea. It shows the positive impact of social media use and its interaction effect with the perceived political importance of social media on the offline and online public participation of youth. The political motivational factor is found to be critical to driving public participation. This study also shows that the impact of Facebook use is more influential than Twitter use on public participation in the United States, whereas the opposite pattern is observed in Korea.

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The Political Impact of Immigration: Evidence from the United States

American Economic Journal Applied Economics ◽

10.1257/app.20190081 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 358-389

Author(s):

Anna Maria Mayda ◽

Giovanni Peri ◽

Walter Steingress

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Republican Party ◽

The United States ◽

The Political ◽

Skilled Immigrants ◽

Level Data ◽

Political Impact ◽

Indirect Impact ◽

Political Effect ◽

The Impact

This paper studies the impact of immigration to the United States on the vote share for the Republican Party using county-level data from 1990 to 2016. Our main contribution is to show that an increase in high-skilled immigrants decreases the share of Republican votes, while an inflow of low-skilled immigrants increases it. These effects are mainly due to the indirect impact on existing citizens’ votes, and this is independent of the origin country and race of immigrants. We find that the political effect of immigration is heterogeneous across counties and depends on their skill level, public spending, and noneconomic characteristics. (JEL D72, J15, J24, J61, R23)

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Latin America’s Socioeconomic Relationship With China: Is Development Still Possible?

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1663 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Enrique Dussel Peters

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

21St Century ◽

The United States ◽

The Political ◽

Foreign Direct Investments ◽

Infrastructure Projects ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

Trade Financing ◽

Triangular Relationships ◽

The Impact

The socioeconomic and political relationship between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with China has become increasingly significant for both since the beginning of the 21st century. This article analyzes proposals by the United States and China in their bilateral relationship and the political effects of their increasing tensions on LAC. Consistent with the proposed framework of analysis of the socioeconomic LAC–China relationship—at least in terms of trade, financing, overseas foreign direct investments, and infrastructure projects—the article examines in detail these conditions, as well as providing an in-depth example of trade. The final part of the article discusses the important potential and challenges of China for LAC’s development and concludes that so far, and based on the in-depth analysis of the trade relationship, the LAC–China relation is closer to a core-periphery than to a South–South or win–win strategy. The document proposes to understand that the political economy within the United States, particularly of its private sector, have shifted substantially against China. In addition, the structure for analysis of the LAC-China relationship in the 21st century with a concrete structure of analysis in terns of trade, financing, Chinese overseas foreign direct investments (OFDI) and infrastructure projects. In light of current discussions, the analysis suggests for the inclusion of a group of new concepts –such as the “the new triangular relationships” and the “globalization process with Chinese characteristics” with a group of effects in LAC. The impact of the increasing China-United States tensions, from this perspective, generates massive challenges in LAC, independently of their diplomatic relationships to China.

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A Secret Society History of the Civil War

10.5406/illinois/9780252036552.001.0001 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Mark A. Lause

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Civil War ◽

The United States ◽

The Political ◽

Secret Society ◽

Secret Societies ◽

Harpers Ferry ◽

History Of ◽

Key Events ◽

The Impact

This history of the Civil War considers the impact of nineteenth-century American secret societies on the path to as well as the course of the war. Beginning with the European secret societies that laid the groundwork for Freemasonry in the United States, the book analyzes how the Old World's traditions influenced various underground groups and movements in America, particularly George Lippard's Brotherhood of the Union, an American attempt to replicate the political secret societies that influenced the European Revolutions of 1848. The book traces the Brotherhood's various manifestations, including the Knights of the Golden Circle (out of which developed the Ku Klux Klan), and the Confederate secret groups through which John Wilkes Booth and others attempted to undermine the Union. It shows how, in the years leading up to the Civil War, these clandestine organizations exacerbated existing sectional tensions and may have played a part in key events such as John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Lincoln's election, and the Southern secession process of 1860–1861.

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Domestic Dynamics of Political Islam in the Greater Middle East

Cornell Internation Affairs Review ◽

10.37513/ciar.v1i1.319 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Amanda Rudman ◽

Kevin Schoonover ◽

Arthur Neron-Bancel ◽

Israel Barriga

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Middle East ◽

The United States ◽

Political Islam ◽

The State ◽

Western World ◽

The Political ◽

Political Force ◽

Political Background ◽

The Impact

These four nations showcase the state of Islamism as a political force in the Middle East. Because of differing political circumstances in each state, the impact and viability of following Muslim law varies. In order to best explain why this is so, we will explore the political background of each nation, as well as discuss the current political climates of the countries in question. Finally, we will postulate as to what type of impact the ascension of an Islamic government will have on relations with the Western world, whether it be European nations, as is the case with Turkey, or the United States, as with Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt. The implications of this possibility are enormous; therefore, we feel that the importance of understanding the region cannot be overstated.

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Wright’s Afromodern Search for Political Freedom

The Politics of Richard Wright ◽

10.5810/kentucky/9780813175164.003.0003 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 26-44

Author(s):

Lewis R. Gordon

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Black People ◽

Political Power ◽

The United States ◽

Political Freedom ◽

The Political ◽

The Relationship ◽

As If

Lewis R. Gordon argues that Wright’s writings cast light on the suffocating world produced by colonialism, enslavement, and racism, in which black people are treated as if they simply don’t matter. Wright showed that blacks in the United States are fundamentally historically excluded from the political, aesthetic, and epistemic institutions of the only world to which they are indigenous. By pulling readers into places “they wished never to go,” he demonstrated how the erosion of black political power in fact increased political impotence among humankind. Wright, argues Gordon, was particularly prescient about the relationship between the racist state and twentieth-century fascism. They jointly eradicate conditions of political appearance and freedom, replacing them with unilateral rule.

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Diplomatic relations between the United States and China Under Obama

SCIENTIFIC WORK ◽

10.36719/2663-4619/63/110-112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 110-112

Author(s):

Jalə Musa qızı Hüseynova ◽

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Key Words ◽

The United States ◽

The Political ◽

Diplomatic Relations ◽

Obama Administration ◽

Political Processes ◽

Global Challenges ◽

Global Problems ◽

The Impact

This article discusses the political developments between the United States and China. It is based on the important political processes that took place between the two countries during the Obama administration in 2008-2016. At the same time, the impact of the meetings held by the leaders of both countries on relations was explained. In addition, the article discusses joint cooperation in solving global problems. Key words: diplomatic relations, USA, China, global challenges, confrontation

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The Impact of Race on Political Behaviour in Britain

British Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0007123400004361 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 528-539 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Susan Welch ◽

Donley T. Studlar

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Political Participation ◽

Ethnic Politics ◽

The United States ◽

The Political ◽

Multivariate Methods ◽

Political Arena ◽

Political Activities ◽

Political Behaviour ◽

The Impact

In contrast to the United States, where analyses of the political behaviour of blacks number in the hundreds, if not more, substantial studies of the political attitudes and behaviour of Britain's non-white minority are fairly scarce. As non-whites have become more visible in the political arena, however, attention by academics has increased. But as yet there have been few countrywide, empirical, and systematic investigations of the political behaviour and attitudes of this population. Our Note uses multivariate methods to investigate the extent of political participation of Britain's non-white minorities in the 1979 election. We focus on a wide variety of political activities and a few selected issue concerns. We attempt to place our findings in the context of some theories of ethnic politics that have developed to explain black political behaviour in Britain and in the United States.

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Religion's Impact on the Divergent Political Attitudes of Evangelical Protestants in the United States and Brazil

Politics and Religion ◽

10.1017/s1755048312000582 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 483-511 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Erin S. McAdams ◽

Justin Earl Lance

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Political Attitudes ◽

The United States ◽

The Political ◽

Political Environment ◽

Economic Issues ◽

Political Views ◽

Evangelical Protestants ◽

Moral Conservatism ◽

The Impact

AbstractIn the United States, Evangelical Protestants' political attitudes have been attributed to their conservative theological beliefs. As this religion's membership has increased around the world, other Evangelicals would logically be expected to demonstrate a similar conservatism in their political views. And yet, this anticipated result does not hold. In Brazil, for example, Evangelicals maintain moderate-to-liberal attitudes on several issues. To address this anomaly, this article relies on the Pew Forum's Multi-Country Religion Survey to examine the impact of religion on Evangelicals' ideology as well as attitudes on moral and economic issues in the United States and Brazil. While doctrinal orthodoxy predicts Evangelicals' moral conservatism, neither religious component examined significantly predicts Brazilian Evangelicals' ideology or economic attitudes. Significant differences in Brazilian and American attitudes on these dimensions in general suggest that the political environment plays a much larger role in whether — and how — religion influences these political attitudes.

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