Cultural Bias in the Perception of Foreign-Policy Events
Abstract: Cultural bias means individuals judge and interpret a phenomenon according to values that are inherent in their own culture. The same event may be perceived differently by individuals with different cultural backgrounds. This study systematically tests for the presence of cultural differences in the perception of foreign policy events. Using a web survey with a split-sample of Chinese and US foreign policy experts, four domains of foreign policy are explored: sanctions; border violations; foreign aid; and trade agreements. The findings indicate general agreement between Chinese and US experts in the classification of foreign-policy events as cooperative, neutral, or conflictive. In regard to more specific foreign-policy scenarios, the picture is more differentiated. In the case of economic sanctions and border violations, there appears, again, to be general agreement as to the degree of conflictiveness of these events. In addition, perception does not appear to be influenced by col
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource, 38 S.
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Bibliographic citation
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Global Cooperation Research Papers ; Bd. 14
- Classification
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Politik
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
Wirtschaft
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Duisburg
- (who)
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Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research
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2016
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
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2016
- Creator
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Käte Hamburger Kolleg. Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21)
- DOI
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10.14282/2198-0411-GCRP-14
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-66721-1
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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15.08.2025, 7:20 AM CEST
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Associated
- Bethke, Felix S.
- Käte Hamburger Kolleg. Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21)
- Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research
- SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
Time of origin
- 2016