| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Ethnic Interest Groups and It’s Role in U.S. Foreign Relations | 第15-25页 |
| 1.1 Theories of ethnicity and interest groups | 第15-18页 |
| 1.2 Factors influencing the political effectiveness of ethnic groups | 第18-21页 |
| 1.2.1 Demographic advantages | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2.2 Social status and economic level | 第19-20页 |
| 1.2.3 Organizational capacity | 第20-21页 |
| 1.3 Influence mechanism | 第21-25页 |
| 1.3.1 Voting | 第22-23页 |
| 1.3.2 Campaign contributions | 第23页 |
| 1.3.3 Lobbying | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 2 U.S.-Cuba Relations and Cuban Americans’ Political Participation | 第25-35页 |
| 2.1 Evolution of U.S.-Cuba relations and major Cuban immigration waves | 第25-31页 |
| 2.1.1 Cuban revolution and golden exiles (1959-1963) | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.2 The Cuban Adjustment Act and Freedom Flight (1965-1973) | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.3 Mariel boat lift and the Reagan administration (1980s) | 第28-29页 |
| 2.1.4 Post Cold War and raft exodus (1990s) | 第29页 |
| 2.1.5 Democratic administration in the 21st century and normalization | 第29-31页 |
| 2.2 Characteristics of Cuban Americans and their political participation | 第31-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Political participation: from exile politics to ethnic politics | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Conservative Traditions and the Cuban American National Foundation | 第35-48页 |
| 3.1 Introduction to the CANF | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2 Cooperation with executive branch: the Reagan administration | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3 Legislative lobbying: stricter embargo | 第39-42页 |
| 3.3.1 The Cuban Democracy Act | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3.2 The Helms-Burton Act | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4 Electoral politics: political pragmatism and strategic realignment | 第42-48页 |
| 3.4.1 Hedging the bets: 1992 presidential election | 第43-45页 |
| 3.4.2 Clinton’s re-election: 1996 presidential election | 第45页 |
| 3.4.3 Elian Gonzalez incident: 2000 presidential election | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Liberal Tendency and New Era of Bilateral Relations | 第48-56页 |
| 4.1 Liberal voice in Cuban-American community | 第48-51页 |
| 4.1.1 Liberal tendency within the CANF | 第49页 |
| 4.1.2 Liberal Cuban-American organizations | 第49-51页 |
| 4.2 The Obama administration: new era of normalization | 第51-53页 |
| 4.2.1 Obama’s diplomatic philosophy and its implications for Cuba | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2.2 Measures and policies | 第52-53页 |
| 4.3 The Trump administration | 第53-56页 |
| 4.3.1 Foreign policy tendency of the Trump administration | 第53-54页 |
| 4.3.2 Possible political landscape | 第54-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| 附件 | 第62页 |
