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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963883403321

Autore

Mislan David Bell

Titolo

Enemies of the American way : identity and presidential foreign policymaking / / David Bell Mislan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Continuum, , 2012

ISBN

9781441188847

1441188843

9781501300950

1501300954

9781283735827

1283735822

9781441175540

1441175547

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

327.73

Soggetti

International relations - Psychological aspects

Presidents - United States - Decision making

United States Foreign relations Decision making Case studies

United States Foreign relations Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Rule-based identity and threat identification -- Alternate approaches to explaining threat identification -- Grover Cleveland and enemies of the American way -- Benjamin Harrison and enemies of the American way -- William Mckinley and enemies of the American way -- Identity and threat in the post-Cold War era.

Sommario/riassunto

"Why do presidents, when facing the same circumstances, focus on different threats to national security? Enemies of the American Way attempts to answer this question by investigating the role of identity in presidential decision making. The book explains why presidents disagree on what constitute a threat to the US security via the study of three US presidencies in the 19th century (Cleveland, Harrison and McKinley). These case studies help draw a theory of threat identification



to understand how and why specific actions are taken, including the decision to wage war. Using a constructivist approach, the book develops a rule-based identity theory to posit that American identity defines potential national security threats, i.e., how a policymaker defines Americans also defines the threats to Americans. Enemies of the American Way offers a new means of understanding a key period when America rose to prominence in international relations while proposing a template that can be used to explain American foreign policy today. It will appeal to students of international relations and foreign policy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.