Islam and Mass Preferences Toward Foreign Direct Investment in Tunisia

IF 3.2 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Experimental Political Science Pub Date : 2021-04-22 DOI:10.1017/XPS.2021.5

Amaney A. Jamal, H. Milner

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Abstract

Abstract Are FDI and Islam in conflict with one another in the eyes of Tunisians? Does support for globalization fall or increase when it embraces or challenges Islamic dress, prayer, and other practices? We examine through different experimental tests how Tunisians react to foreign direct investment when it accommodates or conflicts with Islamic norms. Using three original sources of data, including a large representative survey (N = 4,986), a conjoint survey experiment (N = 1,502), and an original survey experiment with experimental social vignettes (N = 504), we examine how threats (and non-threats) from FDI to Islamic norms affect support for FDI. We find strong support for FDI, but these levels of support are not stable. We find the support for FDI falls by almost 32% if it is seen to clash with female Islamic dress. Support is highest when it accommodates Islamic practices, especially the female hijab and lowest when it is perceived to disregard these practices.

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伊斯兰教与突尼斯民众对外国直接投资的偏好

摘要在突尼斯人看来，外国直接投资和伊斯兰教是否相互冲突？当全球化拥抱或挑战伊斯兰服饰、祈祷和其他习俗时，对全球化的支持是下降还是增加？我们通过不同的实验测试来研究突尼斯人在外国直接投资适应或与伊斯兰规范冲突时如何应对。使用三个原始数据来源，包括一个大型代表性调查（N=4986）、一个联合调查实验（N=1502）和一个带有实验性社会小插曲的原始调查实验（N=504），我们研究了外国直接投资对伊斯兰规范的威胁（和非威胁）如何影响对外国直接投资的支持。我们发现外国直接投资得到了强有力的支持，但这些支持水平并不稳定。我们发现，如果外国直接投资与女性伊斯兰服饰发生冲突，对外国直接投资的支持率将下降近32%。当它适应伊斯兰习俗，尤其是女性头巾时，支持率最高，而当它被认为无视这些习俗时，支持度最低。

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Journal of Experimental Political Science Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

8.30%

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