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From The Personal To The Political: Abortion Salience And Women’S Voting Trends Over Three Decades, Danielle N. Myers

Political Science Theses - Archive

Abortion has shaped American politics for decades, yet its long-term impact on women’s political behavior remains under-examined. This study explores how abortion salience and media framing influenced women’s voter turnout between 1990 and 2020. Drawing on a content analysis of major newspaper coverage and voter data from the American National Election Studies (ANES), I test four hypotheses about turnout, belief alignment, party defection, and media framing effects. The results suggest that while Pro-Choice women consistently vote at higher rates and prioritize abortion in candidate selection, media salience alone does not significantly boost turnout or cause widespread party realignment. Additionally, increased …

I Love You, But I’Ve Got To Cancel You: Psychological Determinants And Consequences Of Cancel Culture Participation, Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, Daniel H. Spitz

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

This study explores how individuals react to celebrities who take a political stance that contradicts and threatens their social identity. An online experiment examines these questions in the context of the Israeli war against Hamas in the wake of the October 7 terror attack. Israeli Jewish participants who were led to believe that a beloved celebrity fully embraced the Palestinian’s narrative and condemned Israel experienced more negative and less positive emotions and had a greater intention to cancel the celebrity. However, writing a comment or a social media post (particularly if the comment bashed the celebrity) partially buffered these emotional …

From Revolution To Restraint: The Domestic Origins Of France's Foreign Policy Of Non-Intervention In 1830, Annabelle Crawford

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

Many prominent theories of international conflict would predict that in the aftermath of the 1830 revolutions, France should have gone to war with the conservative powers of Europe on behalf of Belgium. However, despite military and political opportunities for war, incentives to spread or counter France’s new liberal ideology, and misunderstandings between France and the other European powers, French leaders and leaders of the conservative great powers alike actively pursued a European peace. This presents a theoretical puzzle: why wasn’t there a conflict between the French revolutionary state and other European states in the aftermath of the July Revolution?

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Analysing The Us—China “Ai Cold War” Narrative, Yujia He, Richard Heeks

Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce Faculty Publications

Discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) are gaining prominence in the recent revival of “cold war” narratives comparing US-China relations today to the historical rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union. Drawing on a review of existing academic and policy literature engaging with the “AI cold war” narrative, this paper examines how the narrative is justified, and numerous ways that it can be challenged. It finds that the framing is largely driven by the securitisation of AI, as state actors and policy pundits view AI innovations’ dual-use capabilities as key to national security and ideological competition. However, critics posit that …

Achieving Public Goals Using Private Tools: Build-Operate-Transfer Projects In Southeast Asia, Angela J. Niederberger

Scripps Senior Theses

This thesis investigates the infrastructural challenges impeding economic development in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on the energy and transportation sectors. It examines how Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) models, a form of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), have emerged as viable mechanisms to address the region’s persistent infrastructure deficits. Drawing from six case studies across Laos, Vietnam, and Indonesia—including successful and unsuccessful BOT initiatives—this research evaluates the financial, political, and administrative constraints that affect project outcomes. It further explores the role of institutional frameworks, international organizations, and legal reforms in enhancing BOT performance and mitigating risks such as corruption, capacity gaps, and public …

Venezuela's And Mexico's Oil Industries: Policy Making Sets The Course, Camila Gimenez Valero

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The puzzle of Venezuela's crisis is one that researchers often try to understand. How did one of the richest nations in the world become one of the poorest? Venezuela is nowadays seen as a country with political unrest, where people struggle to get by and with a corrupt government. However, this was not always the case. Throughout the 20th century Venezuela had remarkable economic stability. Having discovered the world's largest known oil reserves, the nation's economy quickly developed, and the country also became known for its long-standing democracy. After the election of Hugo Chavez in 1998, Venezuela began to decline …

Transparency, Accountability, And Influence In The International Investment Law System, Jarrod Wong, Jason Yackee

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article offers the first interdisciplinary critique of transparency in international investment law (“IIL”) that draws on transparency-skeptical and accountability scholarship in political science and public administration. Not only has the expansive IIL literature overlooked these disciplines, but much of it fails to define the core concept of transparency. Building on contributions from the fields of administrative law, international relations, and system theory in classic political science, we provide a novel functionalist account of transparency that traces a line from transparency to accountability to influence in the IIL system.

We make three arguments. First, transparency involves access to data that …

Adaptation For Whom? Understanding The Impacts Of Dyke Policies On Small-Scale Farmers In Ca Mau Province Of Vietnam, Nguyen Minh Quang, Nguyen Van Minh, Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan, Martha B. Lerski

Publications and Research

Low-lying deltas worldwide are extremely vulnerable to sea-level rise. As the risks of climate-induced flooding become increasingly clear, the thirst for infrastructure-driven adaptation increases. This highlights a patent need to understand the impacts of engineering adaptation solutions, especially those targeting built structures such as dykes and sluices, on farmers from a bottom-up, farmer-centred perspective. The study addresses this call by examining cases where dyke policies, while successful in some dimensions, have undermined small-scale farmer livelihoods in Ca Mau ― Vietnam’s southernmost rural province. It identifies areas in need of attention and adds empirical data related to this group of farmers. …

Identifying Intangible And Biocultural Heritage Elements Toward Environmental Understanding: Engaging Stakeholders Through Art, Martha B. Lerski

Publications and Research

Grounded in a case study in Barbuda in the Caribbean, this research examines sustainability from the perspective of what arts and heritage can contribute to community engagement and local and broader understandings about the environment. This article documents a growing body of literature recognizing the role of arts and culture, including local knowledge and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), in climate change endeavors. Art and TEK present expansive world views. Contextual information situates research done on the island of Barbuda pre- and post-Hurricane Irma. Visual arts workshops engaged community members in mixed methods research. Results documented cultural elements, particularly intangible and …

Boycotts, Backlash, And Beer: The Impact Of Brand Partnerships On Political Polarization In The United States, Elizabeth Gray Shoultz

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

In an election year with political instability happening around the world, there are many lessons to be learned about businesses’ role in exacerbating or helping to calm these politically wild times. This research aims to uncover the mysteries that lie at the intersection of the corporate and political worlds by investigating if, and how, political stability is heightened by various brand practices, including but not limited to marketing efforts, social media posts, and influencer collaborations. This paper utilizes the lens of the 2023 Bud Light collaboration with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney and the effects this partnership had on American political …

The Paradox Of Survival: Gendered Food Insecurity, Labor Inequalities, And Coping Strategies During The 2023/4 Drought In Eastern Ethiopia, Meron E. Lemma

Theses and Dissertations--Geography

In drought-prone regions of Eastern Ethiopia, recurring droughts profoundly reshape everyday life in ways that deepen existing gendered inequalities. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Fedis district, including semi-structured interviews with women, project implementers, and government officials, as well as group discussions with community members, this study explores how women experience, navigate, and resist the gendered impacts of drought. By attending to the sociopolitical dynamics of drought and the development interventions that accompany it, I analyze how these forces restructure labor, land, food systems, and authority in ways that reproduce and exacerbate existing inequalities. Women’s coping strategies, ranging from begging and …

2025 Los Angeles County Governance Reform: Fall Registered Voter Poll, Thomas And Dorothy Leavey Center For The Study Of Los Angeles

StudyLA Data Briefs

ABOUT THIS STUDY

The 2025 LA County Governance Reform Survey conducted by StudyLA involved a 15 minute online survey of 1,004 registered voters in LA County. The survey was conducted in English and Spanish between October 16th and October 28th, 2025 and respondents were asked a range of questions concerning Los Angeles and governance reform.

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Survey results are presented in two sections: (1) toplines, or total responses for each question and (2) crosstabs, or all questions crossed by major demographics. The following report presents data pertaining to all substantive questions. This survey was made possible through a …

Proposition 50 Data Brief, Thomas And Dorothy Leavey Center For The Study Of Los Angeles

StudyLA Data Briefs

ABOUT THIS STUDY

The 2025 LA County Governance Reform Survey conducted by StudyLA involved a 15 minute online survey of 1,007 registered voters in LA County. The survey was conducted in English and Spanish between October 16th and October 28th, 2025 and respondents were asked a range of questions concerning Los Angeles and governance reform. This survey was made possible through a generous donation from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Survey results are presented in two sections: (1) toplines, or total responses for each question and (2) crosstabs, or all questions crossed by major …

Cuny ’69 – Students In Social Movements. A Global Perspective, Despina Lalaki

Open Educational Resources

This teaching material was developed as a result of the CUNY 1969 Teach-in that took place in Summer 2025. Prof. Lalaki has developed a course that situates CUNY ’69 within a broader historical and global framework of student movements, and invites students to engage with sociological theory, protest texts, oral histories, news coverage, activist media, archival materials, and film.

Latino Voters In The United States: Mobilization And Mechanisms Of Engagement Through Political Parties, Campaign Contact And Non-Partisan Organizations, Adriana M. Mendoza

CGU Theses & Dissertations

This study investigates the low political participation of Latinos in the United States, focusing on the strategies used by political parties, campaigns and non-partisan organization to increase voter turnout, as well as the mechanisms through which these strategies affect voting behavior. Current theories of political mobilization provide a solid foundation; however, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms that drive mobilization within the Latino electorate. Through quantitative analysis using multivariate regression on data from the 2020 presidential election, I investigate the relationship between party and campaign contact on individual voting behavior. Additionally, elite interviews conducted with key stakeholders, including community …

วัฏจักรแห่งอำนาจกับวิถีทางการเมืองของชาวสิงคโปร์เชื้อสายอินเดีย ภายใต้นโยบายพหุวัฒนธรรม, อภิรัฐ คำวัง

Journal of Social Sciences

บทความวิชาการนี้เป็นการศึกษาอิสระ ที่มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาวิเคราะห์ชาวสิงคโปร์เชื้อสายอินเดียในฐานะชุมชนลำดับที่ 3 ภายใต้บริบทนโยบายพหุวัฒนธรรม โดยศึกษาบูรณาการด้านประวัติศาสตร์ สังคมวัฒนธรรม และรัฐศาสตร์ มุ่งพิจารณาถึงการเลือกตั้งทั่วไปกับการเลือกตั้งประธานาธิบดี ผลการศึกษาในครั้งนี้ได้แสดงให้เห็นว่า ก) สิงคโปร์เปิดพื้นที่เชิงอำนาจทางการเมืองการปกครอง เชื้อสายอินเดียได้เข้าถึงอำนาจฝ่ายนิติบัญญัติผ่านการเลือกตั้งทั่วไป ระบบกำหนดให้มีเขตเลือกตั้งแบบรายกลุ่มที่มีเชื้อสายอินเดียเป็นสมาชิก (ตั้งแต่ ค.ศ. 1988) ในปัจจุบันสังกัดอยู่ในทั้งฝ่ายรัฐบาลและฝ่ายค้าน แต่การสร้างกลุ่มที่มีเชื้อสายตามอุดมการณ์และดำเนินตามนโยบายก็เป็นเรื่องยาก ข) ชุมชนเชื้อสายอินเดียมีประวัติศาสตร์ที่ได้เข้าถึงตำแหน่งระดับสูงในฝ่ายรัฐบาล และการได้เข้าถึงตำแหน่งที่มีอำนาจสูงสุดห้าในหกตำแหน่ง นั่นคือ ประธานาธิบดี รัฐมนตรีอาวุโส รองนายกรัฐมนตรี หัวหน้าผู้พิพากษาสูงสุด และประธานรัฐสภา อย่างไรก็ดี ชาวสิงคโปร์เชื้อสายอินเดียยังไม่ได้เข้าถึงตำแหน่งนายกรัฐมนตรี ซึ่งเชื้อสายจีนมีจารีตสืบทอดในตำแหน่งนี้มาโดยตลอด

เปรียบเทียบการสร้างรัฐสวัสดิการในกลุ่มประเทศตะวันตกและตะวันออก : แนวทางในการทำความเข้าใจการพัฒนารัฐสวัสดิการ, วรรณภา ลีระศิริ, ภาคภูมิ แสงกนกกุล

Journal of Social Sciences

บทความวิจัยฉบับนี้ศึกษาพัฒนาการของรัฐสวัสดิการในกลุ่มประเทศตะวันตกและตะวันออกเพื่อตอบคำถามว่าการนำเอาความสำเร็จของรัฐสวัสดิการตะวันตกมาเป็นต้นแบบเพียงพอและเหมาะสมต่อการสร้างรัฐสวัสดิการของไทยหรือไม่ผ่านการศึกษาพัฒนาการของรัฐสวัสดิการในยุโรปตะวันตก ได้แก่ อังกฤษ ฝรั่งเศส และกลุ่มสแกนดิเนเวีย และประเทศที่พัฒนาแล้วในเอเชียอย่างญี่ปุ่น เกาหลีใต้ และสิงคโปร์เพื่อเปรียบเทียบให้เห็นถึงความเหมือนและความต่างของทั้งสองกลุ่ม การวิจัยนี้ใช้แนวทางการวิจัยประวัติศาสตร์เชิงสถาบัน (Historical Institutional Approach) เน้นไปที่ปัจจัยทางด้านอุดมการณ์และปัจจัยโครงสร้างเชิงสถาบันเป็นสำคัญ ผลการศึกษาพบว่ารัฐสวัสดิการมีหลากหลายรูปแบบและประวัติศาสตร์เชิงสถาบันมีอิทธิพลต่อการกำหนดเส้นทางการพัฒนารัฐสวัสดิการ การก่อร่างสร้างรัฐสวัสดิการไทยจึงมิอาจลอกเลียนแบบรัฐอื่นได้ทั้งหมดแต่ต้องเข้าใจบริบทและประวัติศาสตร์ของตนเอง ประยุกต์ปรับปรุงให้เหมาะสมกับปัญหาสังคมที่ประสบอยู่ และจำเป็นต้องคำนึงถึงการเปลี่ยนแปลงเชิงสถาบันซึ่งต้องใช้เวลาหลายทศวรรษหรือศตวรรษในการเปลี่ยนแปลงทั้งทางด้านอุดมการณ์รัฐสวัสดิการ โครงสร้างเศรษฐกิจ สังคม การเมือง และวัฒนธรรม

The Effect Of Variations In Us Policy Toward Taiwan On Us – China Relations, Thomas Cheah

CMC Senior Theses

US foreign policy to Taiwan has been defined by strategic ambiguity ever since the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act. However, changes and variations in the intensity of strategic ambiguity have come to the fore in recent years, specifically beginning under the first Trump Administration. This has undermined US China relations in certain cases.The findings reveal that while US actions, such as arms sales and symbolic gestures, provoke short-term tensions with China, the broader bilateral relationship remains defined by economic interdependence and strategic competition.

The Lacey Act: Balancing The Scales Of Federal Authority And Individual Liberty, Bradley Kwon

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis examines the balance between federal authority and individual liberties within the framework of American federalism, using the Lacey Act as a case study. Enacted in 1900 to regulate wildlife trafficking, the Lacey Act has undergone significant amendments that expanded federal authority and reshaped the balance of power between state governments and individual rights. By integrating theoretical insights from scholars such as Martha Derthick and Dennis LaGory, this thesis explores the federal government’s transition from a cooperative model to a coercive one, particularly during the Rights Revolution of the 1960s. The analysis highlights the legislative history of the Lacey …

The Predictors Of Self-Censorship On College Campuses, Henry I. Long

CMC Senior Theses

Across U.S. colleges, speech climates are poor. Self-censorship and discomfort expressing views are common. At the same time, we find wide variation in speech climates across different institutions. This study is the first to identify factors that predict variation in speech climates. Drawing on data from multiple sources, including a survey of 58,807 undergraduates across 257 colleges and universities from the Foundation from Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), this study constructs a first-of-its-kind dataset to test three core theories of self-censorship found in the literature—student-centric theories, faculty-centric theories, and administrator-centric theories. We find moderate evidence to support each theory. Overall, …

The Pen Is The Sword: A Re-Examination Of Chinese “Wolf Warrior” Diplomacy, 2009-2024, Margo E. Cohen

CMC Senior Theses

During and for some period after the COVID-19 pandemic, there was considerable international recognition of the phenomenon dubbed “wolf warrior” diplomacy, where Chinese diplomats acted in an unusually unprofessional manner, often leveraging ad hominem attacks, violent rhetoric, and occasionally physical aggression to communicate specific points. In this paper, I question the fundamental assumptions that we make of “wolf warriors” – that they are young, early-career professionals that acted only during and after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic – and find instead that “wolf warriors” are often mid-career professionals. I also note that there are occurrences of “wolf warrior” diplomacy …

Analyzing Political Sentiment On Micro-Blogging Data: A Lexicon And Machine Learning Approach To The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Ava Grey

CMC Senior Theses

This paper explores the trends in sentiment towards U.S. presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump through micro-blogging social media text during the five months leading up to the election. Two datasets of varying sizes and origins were used to contextualize and validate analysis findings. The analyses include both a lexicon-based approach and a machine learning predictive method. Common sentiment analysis techniques like term frequency, term frequency inverse, various lexicons, and n-grams were utilized during the lexicon approach. During the modeling, a random forest was utilized in addition to the methods used during the lexicon approach. Results showed that overall …

Pacification In Rio De Janeiro Comunidades: Perceptions Of Militarized Public Security, Ilma Turcios

CMC Senior Theses

Brazil’s history of militarization in public policy has led to the adoption of new models centered around crime intervention and community growth. Rio de Janeiro’s 2008 Comunidade (Favela) Pacification Program was one of the most notable policies reflective of these goals. Rio’s state government implemented Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) that would be permanently stationed in comunidades, driving out criminal organizations and promoting socioeconomic development.

The program was recognized as a symbol of reform in urban security thanks to initial crime reductions in pacified communities. However, testimonies reveal patterns of physical and institutional violence at the hands of UPPs and continued …

Alliance In Flux: Oil And The Us-Saudi Strategic Bargain Reconsidered, Austin Andersen

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis examines the historical development and future trajectory of the longstanding relationship between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It traces its roots back to the early twentieth century, during which the Kingdom was established officially and the United States was on the hunt for a substance that quickly became one of the world’s most precious commodities–oil. Since then, oil has both acted as a binding force and a point of contention between the two nations. However, through ups and downs in the partnership, oil has remained at the heart of the arrangement. This study follows …

Isegoria In Crisis: Hong Kong's Innovation System And Articulating The Right To Be Heard Using Deliberative Democratic Theory, Bhanu Cheepurupalli

CMC Senior Theses

I argue that Hong Kong maintains democratic deliberation through its innovation policy apparatus despite lacking traditional democratic processes. Using deliberative democratic theory and the concept of isegoria (speech of equals before equals), I demonstrate how Hong Kong's innovation governance sustains meaningful consensus outside conventional democratic frameworks.

My analysis shows that while Hong Kong lacks free elections, democratic deliberation persists through alternative channels within science and technology governance. Innovation policy functions as a vehicle for justice-advancing deliberation despite institutional constraints, as deliberative bodies operate within limited time, authority, and resources.

I trace how Hong Kong's innovation policy apparatus developed through the …

Super-Groups: Legal Empowerment And “Public Law”, Matthew B. Lawrence

Faculty Articles

Not all interest groups are created equal. Some groups are created by or with the help of law. Law can confer political power on groups through wealth, rents, concentrated interest, and durability, creating synthetic factions that use their state-given influence to dominate lawmaking. Deregulatory and progressive traditions in public law have long thought differently about laws that empower. A deregulatory tradition sees legal empowerment as a democratic pathology that counsels against lawmaking, citing empowerment concerns as a perennial rhetorical point against consumer protection, environmental protection, and social welfare programs, among others, for fear they will lead to “capture.” At the …

การกำหนดกรอบประเด็นเรื่องไต้หวันให้เป็นวาระด้านความมั่นคงของญี่ปุ่น, สิทธา ตันรักษา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อวิเคราะห์ว่าญี่ปุ่นทำให้เรื่องไต้หวันเป็นวาระด้านความมั่นคงอย่างไร เพื่อตอบคำถามดังกล่าวผู้เขียนใช้กรอบแนวคิดเรื่องการกำหนดกรอบประเด็น (issue framing) โดยศึกษาเนื้อหาของเอกสารรัฐบาลญี่ปุ่น คำแถลงในที่สาธารณะหรือสุนทรพจน์ ผลการศึกษาพบว่าการกำหนดกรอบประเด็นเพื่อที่จะสร้างวาระความร่วมมือด้านความมั่นคงกับไต้หวันมี 3 ด้าน ได้แก่ 1) การกำหนดกรอบประเด็นให้ปัญหาไต้หวันเป็นเรื่องสำคัญต่อความอยู่รอดและความมั่นคงโดยตรงของญี่ปุ่น โดยเน้นย้ำว่าญี่ปุ่นทางตะวันตกเฉียงใต้กับช่องแคบไต้หวันเป็นยุทธบริเวณเดียวกัน ทั้งนี้ยังทำให้ปัญหาไต้หวันเชื่อมโยงกับสิทธิป้องกันตนเองร่วมกัน 2) การกำหนดกรอบประเด็นว่าญี่ปุ่นและไต้หวันมีค่านิยมร่วมกัน อันเชื่อมโยงกับการทำให้ญี่ปุ่นและไต้หวันเป็นกลุ่มก้อน ตัวตน และร่วมอุดมการณ์เดียวกัน รวมถึงใช้ประเด็นดังกล่าวเชื่อมโยงกับการสร้างวาระความร่วมมือด้านความมั่นคงกับไต้หวัน และ 3) การกำหนดกรอบประเด็นให้เรื่องไต้หวันเป็นปัญหาความมั่นคงที่กระทบเสถียรภาพในภูมิภาคและระเบียบโลก ซึ่งมีความเชื่อมโยงกับการทำให้ประชาคมโลกตระหนักร่วมกันถึงสันติภาพและเสถียรภาพบริเวณช่องแคบไต้หวัน ทั้งยังเป็นการส่งเสริมให้เกิดความร่วมมือกับชาติที่มีความคิดอุดมการณ์เดียวกัน (like-minded countries) เข้ามาสอดส่องดูแลสันติภาพและเสถียรภาพบริเวณช่องแคบไต้หวัน โดยการกำหนดกรอบประเด็นทั้งสามด้านมีนัยสำคัญเพื่อลดข้อจำกัดด้านการป้องกันประเทศและด้านความมั่นคงที่จะทำให้ญี่ปุ่นสามารถสร้างแนวร่วมในการป้องปรามจีนไม่ให้รุกรานไต้หวัน

Healing Communities With Police Divestment: Seeking Abolition Through Transformative Reform And Community-Government Collaboration, Jessica E. Gillson

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Concerns about the efficacy and sustainability of the U.S. carceral system have persisted throughout the country’s history, recently fueling renewed activism and bipartisan calls for reform. However, proposed solutions remain divisive. This thesis first defines the current status of our prison systems, then explores collaborative alternatives to incarceration and policing that support communities and break cycles of incarceration.

Focusing on partnerships among local governments, community organizations, justice-involved individuals, and law enforcement, this study examines holistic approaches to crime prevention, reentry, and reintegration. Using an interdisciplinary framework incorporating restorative justice, community resilience, and systems theory, it investigates how community-based strategies can …

Hungarian Ruling Political Party Fidesz’S ‘Soft Power’ Use Of Religion: Themes, Networks, Partnerships, Alexander Faludy

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

This article aims to stimulate better understanding of Fidesz’s use of religion as a ‘soft power’ tool. Exploring the Hungarian government’s ‘soft power’ has lately engaged the attention of professional researchers. The use of religious messaging, networks, and opinion formers to propagate positive images of Fidesz abroad has, however, largely been overlooked. This essay argues that such use has been both substantial and successful. The article’s primary focus will be on the use made of Christianity in government aligned communications and network building. Attention will, however, also be paid to the subsidiary roles played by Fidesz’s outreach to both Jewish …