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American Presidential Elections in a Comparative Perspective
American Presidential Elections in a Comparative Perspective
The World Is Watching
Edited by Jesús Velasco
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To Rodrigo, For infecting me with his unstoppable desire to explore and understand the world.
To Cecilia,
Who helped me to navigate the difficult rapids of the recent years.
To Catherine Boone
Walter Dean Burnham
Rodolfo de la Garza
Luis Maira
Peter Trubowitz
Jeffrey Tulis,
Teachers and Friends.
Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Jesús Velasco
SECTION I: ASIA
1 The Bad and the Ugly: Chinese Perceptions of the 2016 US Presidential Election
Zhang Guoxi
2 Trump’s Triumph Through Indian Eyes: Terribly Tragic, Truly Transformative, or Totally Trivial?
Devika Sharma and Varun Sahni
3 A Close Look at Changes in Japan-US Relations: The 2016 US Presidential Election as an Example
Hidematsu Hiyoshi
4 South Korea and the 2016 US Presidential Elections: A Security-Trade Nexus Redefined?
Jungkun Seo, Young Hwan Park, and Alex Soohoon Lee
SECTION II: EUROPE
5 Straining Vows: Britain, the US Election, and the Special Relationship
Clive Webb
6 A View of Finnish-US Relations: Past, Present, and Future
Anna Kronlund
7 “America the Nightmare. Soon on your screen. Frightful Release Expected in 2017”: French Views of the 2016 Presidential Elections in the US
François Vergniolle de Chantal
8 “Looking forward … Maybe”: The 2016 United States’ Presidential Elections from Russia’s Standpoint
Eric Shiraev
SECTION III: LATIN AMERICA
9 A Brazilian View of US Political Dynamics
Guilherme Santos Mello and Reginaldo Moraes
10 The 2016 American Presidential Election in Chile
Luis Maira
11 Mexican Views of the US and of the 2016 Presidential Election
Jesús Velasco
12 Peru and Its Perspectives on the United States: An Approach to the Trump Era
Oscar Vidarte A.
13 Final Thoughts
Jesús Velasco
About the Editor and Contributors
CoverHalf TitleTitleCopyrightDedicationContentsTables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Jesús VelascoSECTION I: ASIA1 The Bad and the Ugly: Chinese Perceptions of the 2016 US Presidential Election Zhang Guoxi2 Trump’s Triumph Through Indian Eyes: Terribly Tragic, Truly Transformative, or Totally Trivial? Devika Sharma and Varun Sahni3 A Close Look at Changes in Japan-US Relations: The 2016 US Presidential Election as an Example Hidematsu Hiyoshi4 South Korea and the 2016 US Presidential Elections: A Security-Trade Nexus Redefined? Jungkun Seo, Young Hwan Park, and Alex Soohoon LeeSECTION II: EUROPE5 Straining Vows: Britain, the US Election, and the Special Relationship Clive Webb6 A View of Finnish-US Relations: Past, Present, and Future Anna Kronlund7 “America the Nightmare. Soon on your screen. Frightful Release Expected in 2017”: French Views of the 2016 Presidential Elections in the US François Vergniolle de Chantal8 “Looking forward … Maybe”: