What is it about?
In this article, I argue that US foreign aid may actually feed anti-Americanism: aid indirectly creates winners and losers in the recipient countries, such that politically discontented people may blame the US for the survival of the prevailing regime.
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Why is it important?
Foreign aid is a policy tool implemented with the purpose of fostering both hard and soft power abroad. Yet, previous research has not probed the effects of US foreign aid on public attitudes toward the US in the recipient countries.
Perspectives
This article has important implications for policy in terms of determining how and to whom to provide aid in the context of the possible ramifications of providing aid at the individual level.
Dr Efe Tokdemir
Binghamton University
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This page is a summary of: Winning hearts & minds (!), Journal of Peace Research, September 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0022343317708831.
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