| ID | 123148 |
| Title Proper | Going the American way |
| Other Title Information | the surprising case of Korean pro-Americanism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chiozza, Giacomo ; Choi, Ajin |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Despite many predictions to the contrary, the Republic of Korea (ROK) is currently one of the countries with most pro-American attitudes. We investigate what is behind the extraordinary resilience in US popular standing in an allegedly least likely setting. Using survey data from 2002 and 2007 and a novel methodology, Classification and Regression Tree models, we test whether US standing is: (1) a matter of interests, i.e. a reward that the USA receives because it either provides security or international public goods; or (2) whether it is a matter of image, i.e. the recognition that the USA is a role model to emulate. We find that across a large number of predictors, the Korean public mostly liked the USA because they liked American ways of doing business, which gives support to the image hypothesis. Security interests played a secondary role in shaping US standing, while the provision of international public goods had no impact in the popular assessment of the USA in the ROK. |
| `In' analytical Note | Pacific Review Vol. 25, No.2; May 2012: p.269-292 |
| Journal Source | Pacific Review Vol. 25, No.2; May 2012: p.269-292 |
| Key Words | Anti - Americanism ; US - ROK Alliance ; US Standing ; Public Opinion ; CART Models ; US – ROK Alliance |