National Dependence and Public Perceptions: Understanding the Economic Determinants of Foreign Policy Preferences Toward China

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2024.2409156" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2024.2409156</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2024.2409156" target="_blank" >10.1080/03050629.2024.2409156</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

National Dependence and Public Perceptions: Understanding the Economic Determinants of Foreign Policy Preferences Toward China

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The relationship between economic dependence and foreign influence has become an increasingly prominent topic in International Relations. However, academic studies and public discussion largely overlook that dependence could influence not only states&apos; official policies but also the foreign policy preferences of their populations. In addition, they simplistically assume that material dependence directly establishes influence without considering additional complexities brought on by actors&apos; perceptions of such realities. This could lead to misunderstandings regarding the mechanisms through which economic dependence leads to foreign influence. The problem is especially glaring in relation to China, whose economic clout has been argued to represent a key vector of its global influence. This article studies how economic dependence shapes the foreign policy preferences of populations around the world and, thereby, constitutes a vector of China&apos;s international influence. We use novel public opinion data from more than 79,000 respondents in 54 countries to clarify the relative weight of material economic realities and public perceptions of them in shaping foreign policy preferences toward China. In doing so, we also establish the relative extent to which individuals base their preferences on an egoistic or sociotropic sense of economic self-interest. Our results illustrate that perceptions outweigh economic realities in shaping preferences on China. Furthermore, economic dependence has no uniform effects on national populations, suggesting that its effects are primarily expressed through egotropic ways. Our results suggest that the disconnect between perceptions of China&apos;s economic importance and material realities needs to be closely considered when studying China&apos;s international influence.

Název v anglickém jazyce

National Dependence and Public Perceptions: Understanding the Economic Determinants of Foreign Policy Preferences Toward China

Popis výsledku anglicky

The relationship between economic dependence and foreign influence has become an increasingly prominent topic in International Relations. However, academic studies and public discussion largely overlook that dependence could influence not only states&apos; official policies but also the foreign policy preferences of their populations. In addition, they simplistically assume that material dependence directly establishes influence without considering additional complexities brought on by actors&apos; perceptions of such realities. This could lead to misunderstandings regarding the mechanisms through which economic dependence leads to foreign influence. The problem is especially glaring in relation to China, whose economic clout has been argued to represent a key vector of its global influence. This article studies how economic dependence shapes the foreign policy preferences of populations around the world and, thereby, constitutes a vector of China&apos;s international influence. We use novel public opinion data from more than 79,000 respondents in 54 countries to clarify the relative weight of material economic realities and public perceptions of them in shaping foreign policy preferences toward China. In doing so, we also establish the relative extent to which individuals base their preferences on an egoistic or sociotropic sense of economic self-interest. Our results illustrate that perceptions outweigh economic realities in shaping preferences on China. Furthermore, economic dependence has no uniform effects on national populations, suggesting that its effects are primarily expressed through egotropic ways. Our results suggest that the disconnect between perceptions of China&apos;s economic importance and material realities needs to be closely considered when studying China&apos;s international influence.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA24-10048S" target="_blank" >GA24-10048S: Přitažlivost nedemokratických režimů: Případová studie Číny</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Interactions

ISSN

0305-0629

e-ISSN

1547-7444

Svazek periodika

50

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

34

Strana od-do

941-974

Kód UT WoS článku

001336284500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85206193487