Foreign policy in a transformed world / / Mark Webber and Michael Smith with David Allen. [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453409603321
• Autore: Webber Mark
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-138-83698-2; 1-315-84726-4; 1-317-90334-X; 1-317-90335-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (683 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SmithMichael <1947 April 10->
• Disciplina: 327.1
• Soggetti: International relations; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "First published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; Maps; Publisher's Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Frameworks; 1. Problems and Issues in Foreign Policy Analysis; Foreign policy puzzles; Foreign policy: traditional assumptions; A transformed world; Changing perspectives on foreign policy; Summary and conclusion; Further reading; References; 2. The Foreign Policy Arena; Introduction; Contexts; Actors, issues and interests; Summary and conclusion; Further reading; References; 3. The Making of Foreign Policy; Introduction; Images of foreign policy makingForeign policy making in a transformed world; Foreign policy making in a comparative context; Summary and conclusion; Further reading; References; 4. The Implementation of Foreign Policy; Introduction; Implementation in perspective; Implementing foreign policy in a transformed world; Summary and conclusion; Further reading; References; Part 2: Case Studies; 5. The Americas: the United States and Brazil; Introduction; The foreign policy arena and the challenge of transformation; The United States; Brazil; Conclusion; Further reading; References; The world wide web6. The Former Soviet Union: Russia and Ukraine; ; Introduction: the emergence of Russia and Ukraine; The arena of foreign policy; The foreign policy of Russia; The foreign policy of Ukraine; Conclusion: Russia and Ukraine - cases apart; Further reading; References; The world wide web; 7. The New Europe: Germany and Poland; The foreign policy arena and the challenge of transformation; Germany; Poland; Conclusion; Further reading; References; The world wide web; 8. Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria and South Africa; Introduction; The arena of foreign policy; The foreign policy of South AfricaThe foreign policy of Nigeria; Conclusion; Further reading; References; The world wide web; 9. The Middle East: Iran and Israel; Introduction; The Middle East in the twentieth century; The arena of foreign policy and the challenge of transformation; The foreign policy of Iran; The foreign policy of Israel; Conclusion; Further reading; References; The world wide web; 10. East Asia and the Pacific Rim: Japan and China; Introduction; The arena of foreign policy and the challenges of transformation; The foreign policy of Japan; The foreign policy of China; ConclusionFurther reading; References; The world wide web; Part 3: Conclusion; 11. The Challenge of Foreign Policy; Continuity and change in the foundations of foreign policy; Comparing foreign policies; Studying foreign policy; Summary and conclusion; Further reading; References; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: For 2nd and 3rd year courses in international politics and foreign policy. This text examines foreign policy in relation to 'change and transformation.' It discusses traditional assumptions about foreign policy and foreign policy making, and develops a framework to facilitate analysis of the challenges faced by foreign policy makers in the late 1990s. The central elements of the framework are the foreign policy arena, decision-making and implementation. The book then applies the framework to a set of regional case studies, to explore the global and regional arenas and the challenges to which