Date of Award
1-29-2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Public Administration, MPA
First Advisor
William McLean
Committee Members
Charles Hartwig; Rollin Tusalem
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2009 C62
Abstract
This study is an empirical examination of whether the policy of issuing travel warnings is politically and/or economically motivated or rather if it is a tool of protecting nationals from harm when traveling abroad. Based on Logistic Regression analysis, results indicate that the issuance of travel warnings by the United States is in response to political turbulence and the presence of terrorism and thus is an effort to protect American citizens traveling abroad. At the same time, however, the results suggest there is a sanctioning effect that is more likely to be imposed on non-democratic states. Factors such as crime, Muslim-majority states, and political and/or economic motivations do not play a role in warnings being issued. Similar results were indicated for Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
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Recommended Citation
Combs, Basia E., "A Multivariate Analysis of State Department Travel Warnings" (2010). Student Theses and Dissertations. 1025.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/1025
