Date Thesis Awarded
5-2022
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Government
Advisor
Amy Oakes
Committee Members
Dennis Smith
Erin Webster
Abstract
While the relevance of a state’s international reputation is a contested factor in the realm of IR theory, the fact remains that global perceptions of the United States as a reliable member of the liberal international order have shifted. In this thesis, I posit that U.S. political polarization is a factor influencing U.S. international reputation as a reliable global partner. Through analysis of survey questions fielded to respondents currently living in Germany, I explore how public opinions regarding U.S. political polarization may shape views of the United States’ general reliability, as well as U.S. commitment to international agreements addressing foreign policy issues such as climate change, nonproliferation, and regional security.
Recommended Citation
Groome, Paige, "Braving the Breakers: A Study of U.S. Political Polarization & the United States’ International Reputation as a Reliable Global Partner" (2022). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1827.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1827
