Valeriano, B. and Powers, M. (2010) United States-Mexico: the convergence of public policy views in the post-9/11 world. Policy Studies Journal, 38(4), pp. 745-775. (doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2010.00382.x)
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Abstract
This article explores the state of public policy preferences between the United States and Mexico in the realm of foreign policy in the context of the post-9/11 world, democratic change within Mexico, and the immigration protests within the United States. Specifically, we will analyze the differences and possible convergence of public policy views on the issues of terrorism, immigration, free trade agreements, drug trafficking, and foreign policy. We find that although there are differences of opinion, particularly in the application of force in Iraq and on the benefits of free trade, there still remains a significant degree of positive convergence within the policy issues of terrorism, immigration, and drug trafficking. Although there are institutional impediments to progressive policy change, future relations between the United States and Mexico do not need to be contentious as long as the focus is on the similarities, rather than the differences, in public preferences between the populations of the two states.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Valeriano, Dr Brandon |
| Authors: | Valeriano, B., and Powers, M. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics |
| Journal Name: | Policy Studies Journal |
| ISSN: | 0190-292X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1541-0072 |
| Published Online: | 04 October 2010 |
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