- The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations
- Issue: 21
- Political Attitudes of Students in the United States Turkey and Turkey and North Cyprus
Political Attitudes of Students in the United States Turkey and Turkey and North Cyprus
Authors : Eddie J. Girdner, Russell Eisenman, Sevgin Akiş
Pages : 73-94
Doi:10.1501/Intrel_0000000160
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Publication Date : 1982-05-01
Article Type : Research
Abstract :This study explores the attitudes of students in North Cyprus and the United States in ten areas of political attitudes; (1) Attitudes toward U.S. President Bili Clinton; (2) Attitudes tovvard the United States; (3) Attitudes tovvard the United Nations; (4) Attitudes tovvard secularism; (5) Attitudes toward terrorism; (6) Attitudes tovvard the military; (7) Attitudes tovvard democracy and the West; (8) Attitudes toward patriotism and nationalism; (9) Attitudes tovvard race and ethnicity; and (10) Attitudes on state of vvell-being compared to ten years ago. The study provides cross-national data on attitudes of students in each of the above areas. It would be expected that students in a southern university in the United States vvould demostrate very conservative political attitudes on most issues. Earlier studies have shovvn that Louisiana students tend to like David Duke, the former Klansman vvho gained prominence in Louisiana politics. (Eisenman, 1992, 1993). On foreign policy issues that reflect the global povver of the US, these student vvould likely support the continued extensive application of US povver in the global arena.Keywords : Political Attitudes, Students, United States