Targeted sensibility: Costa Rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards Nicaragua
<p>Previous research has noted the importance of public opinion on foreign policy issues. This study seeks to identify Costa Ricans’ public opinion structure, in order to estimate the effect of a relevant international event: the International Court of Justice’s decision on the case Costa Rica...
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doaj-7faa8d8d1584402fbfdb5a69e69958db2020-11-25T03:42:49ZspaEdiciones Universidad de SalamancaAmérica Latina Hoy1130-28872340-43962018-01-017709311410.14201/alh2017779311415334Targeted sensibility: Costa Rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards NicaraguaAdrián PIGNATARO0Carlos Humberto CASCANTE SEGURA1Universidad de Costa RicaUniversidad Nacional<p>Previous research has noted the importance of public opinion on foreign policy issues. This study seeks to identify Costa Ricans’ public opinion structure, in order to estimate the effect of a relevant international event: the International Court of Justice’s decision on the case Costa Rica <em>vs.</em> Nicaragua. For this purpose, we use a series of surveys, which have periodically incorporated questions related to foreign affairs. It can be confirmed that the approval of foreign policy and domestic policy are relatively autonomous dimensions. In addition, the models indicate that the perception of foreign relations in the country improved significantly after the Court’s decision was known. These results show that public opinion in Costa Rica responds to international events, although this happens in conditions of special sensitivity, such as relations with Nicaragua.</p>https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1130-2887/article/view/15697opinión públicapolítica exteriorcosta ricanicaraguacorte internacional de justicia |
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Adrián PIGNATARO Carlos Humberto CASCANTE SEGURA Targeted sensibility: Costa Rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards Nicaragua América Latina Hoy opinión pública política exterior costa rica nicaragua corte internacional de justicia |
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Adrián PIGNATARO Carlos Humberto CASCANTE SEGURA |
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Targeted sensibility: Costa Rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards Nicaragua |
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Targeted sensibility: Costa Rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards Nicaragua |
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Targeted sensibility: Costa Rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards Nicaragua |
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Targeted sensibility: Costa Rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards Nicaragua |
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Targeted sensibility: Costa Rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards Nicaragua |
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targeted sensibility: costa rica’s public opinion and foreign policy towards nicaragua |
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Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca |
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América Latina Hoy |
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1130-2887 2340-4396 |
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2018-01-01 |
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<p>Previous research has noted the importance of public opinion on foreign policy issues. This study seeks to identify Costa Ricans’ public opinion structure, in order to estimate the effect of a relevant international event: the International Court of Justice’s decision on the case Costa Rica <em>vs.</em> Nicaragua. For this purpose, we use a series of surveys, which have periodically incorporated questions related to foreign affairs. It can be confirmed that the approval of foreign policy and domestic policy are relatively autonomous dimensions. In addition, the models indicate that the perception of foreign relations in the country improved significantly after the Court’s decision was known. These results show that public opinion in Costa Rica responds to international events, although this happens in conditions of special sensitivity, such as relations with Nicaragua.</p> |
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opinión pública política exterior costa rica nicaragua corte internacional de justicia |
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