Gillian Giwa

The Public Restrained: an Experimental Approach to Culture Research in International Relations Gillian Giwa

The application of experimental methods to studies in International Political Economy represents an emerging and cutting edge approach to International Relations research. In this book, theoretical as well as experimental methodologies are utilized in the examination and subsequent validation of the hypothesis that cultural proximity influences public opinion about international trade partners. Culture?s influencing capabilities in areas of economic development, international and domestic policies has long been debated and yet continues to be an issue of contention. Notwithstanding, as it relates to public opinion and preference for trade partners, the findings substantiate the claim of a culture - opinion causal relationship and provide a valuable resource for studies into the opinion-policy nexus.