The World Views of the US Presidential Election

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction: The US Presidential Election in 2008: An Introduction to a “Global Event”

   • Matthias Maass

   Pages 1-7

3. Mexico: Between Skepticism, Hope, and Disillusion

   • Thomas Cieslik

   Pages 9-28

4. The 2008 Presidential Election: The View From Venezuela

   • Lesley Martina Burns

   Pages 29-48

5. Brazil: Between Continuity and Change

   • João Pontes Nogueira, Kai Michael Kenkel

   Pages 49-68

6. Admiration Reborn: The British View of the US Presidential Election

   • Adam Quinn

   Pages 69-86

7. Oh La La: Obamania à la Française

   • Ruchi Anand

   Pages 87-106

8. Russian Perceptions of the 2008 US Presidential Election: A Case for General Optimism or “Russian” Optimism?

   • Jeremy Dwyer, Peter Lentini

   Pages 107-132

9. Israeli Views on the US Presidential Election: Between Perception and Reality

   • Ronnie Olesker

   Pages 133-150

10. Palestine’s View of the 2008 US Presidential Election

    • Mohammad Masad

    Pages 151-168

11. The UAE and the Gulf Views of the US Presidential Election

    • Kenneth Christie

    Pages 169-183

12. The Iranian Perspective on the US Presidential Election of 2008

    • Grace Cheng

    Pages 185-202

13. How Pakistan Viewed the US Election Campaign

    • Moonis Ahmar

    Pages 203-219

14. Support and Apprehension: Chinese Views on the US Presidential Election

    • Sukhee Han, Kai Jin

    Pages 221-235

15. Japan and the US Presidential Election of 2008

    • Robert Dujarric

    Pages 237-252

16. Conclusion: A “Global Event” With global Stakeholders: Obama’s Election and the “Idea” of America

    • Matthias Maass

    Pages 253-261

17. Back Matter

    Pages 263-268

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The 2008 US presidential election was a 'global event.' Across the world, countries felt they had a major stake in this election. This study investigates the perception of the candidates, the issues, and the importance of the 2008 election from abroad and discovers that these shared perceptions amount to a 'world view'.

• election
• Israel
• U.S. presidential election

MATTHIAS MAASS is Visiting Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore.

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