This $283,654 project grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.075 - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences) supports a collaborative research effort led by The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to investigate how a state's international reputation accrues across multiple policy domains. The key objectives are to develop a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding which past actions most influence a state's perceived resolve, and to collect new empirical data to test expectations. The research will use a multi-method approach, including survey experiments, qualitative case studies, and analysis of declassified intelligence documents. The findings are expected to help identify periods of heightened risk to U.S. interests by revealing how certain domestic and foreign policy choices can impact perceptions of American resolve, while also explaining how reputational damage from avoiding conflict in one instance can be offset by other policy choices. The award period runs from August 2024 through July 2027.
Generated 1/28/25, 11:05 AM