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The United States and the world : from imitation to challenge / / Andrzej Mania, Łukasz Wordliczek (eds.) [[electronic resource]]
| The United States and the world : from imitation to challenge / / Andrzej Mania, Łukasz Wordliczek (eds.) [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Krakow : , : Jagiellonian University Press, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 327.73 |
| Soggetto topico | Diplomatic and consular service, American |
| ISBN | 83-233-8280-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CONNECTIONS IN THE WORKPLACE AS A WAY OF ACCUMULATING SOCIAL CAPITAL BY POLISH IMMIGRANTS IN THE USA; Social capital in the workplace; Social capital and immigrants; Research results and interpretation; Social capital of Polish immigrants; Social capital in the workplace; Conclusion; CULTURE, SOCIALIZATION, AND POLICY; Celebrity endorsement theory; Data and method; Implications for educators; Discussion and conclusion; Appendix: Selected Survey Questions; HOW TO MAKE STORIES ABOUT THE IRAQI WAR:"COMMODIFIED" MEMORY AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS OF DEMOCRATIC VIOLENCE
IN SEARCH OF DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION. CREATING MYTH, FALSE PROMISE OR BRIGHT FUTURE?Introduction; Cooperation/communication; Democracy; Systemic change; Conclusion; WINDOWS, STREAMS, AND ORGANIZED DISORDER: PRESIDENTIAL STRUGGLE FOR CONTROLOF POLITICAL AGENDA; Leadership situation as an analytical concept; The policy process in Washington D.C. since mid-1970's; The post-modern presidency in search for power; Policy making process as organized disorder; Presidential domination of the political agenda; The elusive nature of presidential success; Conclusions TO WEIMAR AND BACK? POLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY SPACE A CLASH OF EXPECTATIONS: SORTING OUT WHERE EAST MEETS WEST AFTER THE POLISH MISSILE CRISIS; A multipolar world, divided into sectors; The P5 global sectors: is a realignment needed?; Revisit Teheran and Yalta: "move Poland East"; Kaliningrad or the Crimea: one or the other; Conclusion; THE POLISH MISSILE CRISIS: TRANSATLANTIC TENSIONS SINCE 2008 AMONG POLAND, THE UKRAINE, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION; Russia's paranoia; Polish and Georgian insecurity; The Polish Missile Crisis Quid pro quo: Crimea for Kaliningrad? Conclusion; CHALLENGING AMERICANISM: THE PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT THE "AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE" IN COLD-WAR AND POST-COLD-WAR GREECE; Introduction; The concept of Americanism in postwar Greece (1947-1967); The concept of Americanism in post-authoritarian Greece (1974-1989); The debate about Americanism after the end of the Cold War; Conclusion; UNIVERSAL PICTURES: PROPAGANDA - EXPORT - EXCHANGE; WASHINGTON CONSENSUS: DEAD OR ALIVE?; WHAT DRIVES U.S. OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (AND WHY IT'S NOT DEVELOPMENT)?; Introduction; U.S. aid after 9/11: driven by what? MCA: "A herald of change"? Conclusion; CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL FRONTIER: THE PROMOTION OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AS A CHALLENGE TO THE MULTI-POLAR WORLD ORDER; Introduction; A global wild West? Americanism and its frontier after September 11th; The visions of hegemony:liberal Pax Americana versus Global Balkans; The democratic crusade of G.W. Bush: a costly fiasco?; Conclusion; AMERICAN "SOFT POWER" AFTER GEORGE W. BUSH'S PRESIDENCY; Introduction; The USA and the World Order in statu nascendi; George W. Bush's presidency; Barack H. Obama's presidency; Conclusion NORMS AND VALUES IN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORIES |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462744603321 |
| Krakow : , : Jagiellonian University Press, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The United States and the world : from imitation to challenge / / Andrzej Mania, Łukasz Wordliczek (eds.) [[electronic resource]]
| The United States and the world : from imitation to challenge / / Andrzej Mania, Łukasz Wordliczek (eds.) [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Krakow : , : Jagiellonian University Press, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 327.73 |
| Soggetto topico | Diplomatic and consular service, American |
| ISBN | 83-233-8280-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CONNECTIONS IN THE WORKPLACE AS A WAY OF ACCUMULATING SOCIAL CAPITAL BY POLISH IMMIGRANTS IN THE USA; Social capital in the workplace; Social capital and immigrants; Research results and interpretation; Social capital of Polish immigrants; Social capital in the workplace; Conclusion; CULTURE, SOCIALIZATION, AND POLICY; Celebrity endorsement theory; Data and method; Implications for educators; Discussion and conclusion; Appendix: Selected Survey Questions; HOW TO MAKE STORIES ABOUT THE IRAQI WAR:"COMMODIFIED" MEMORY AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS OF DEMOCRATIC VIOLENCE
IN SEARCH OF DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION. CREATING MYTH, FALSE PROMISE OR BRIGHT FUTURE?Introduction; Cooperation/communication; Democracy; Systemic change; Conclusion; WINDOWS, STREAMS, AND ORGANIZED DISORDER: PRESIDENTIAL STRUGGLE FOR CONTROLOF POLITICAL AGENDA; Leadership situation as an analytical concept; The policy process in Washington D.C. since mid-1970's; The post-modern presidency in search for power; Policy making process as organized disorder; Presidential domination of the political agenda; The elusive nature of presidential success; Conclusions TO WEIMAR AND BACK? POLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY SPACE A CLASH OF EXPECTATIONS: SORTING OUT WHERE EAST MEETS WEST AFTER THE POLISH MISSILE CRISIS; A multipolar world, divided into sectors; The P5 global sectors: is a realignment needed?; Revisit Teheran and Yalta: "move Poland East"; Kaliningrad or the Crimea: one or the other; Conclusion; THE POLISH MISSILE CRISIS: TRANSATLANTIC TENSIONS SINCE 2008 AMONG POLAND, THE UKRAINE, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION; Russia's paranoia; Polish and Georgian insecurity; The Polish Missile Crisis Quid pro quo: Crimea for Kaliningrad? Conclusion; CHALLENGING AMERICANISM: THE PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT THE "AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE" IN COLD-WAR AND POST-COLD-WAR GREECE; Introduction; The concept of Americanism in postwar Greece (1947-1967); The concept of Americanism in post-authoritarian Greece (1974-1989); The debate about Americanism after the end of the Cold War; Conclusion; UNIVERSAL PICTURES: PROPAGANDA - EXPORT - EXCHANGE; WASHINGTON CONSENSUS: DEAD OR ALIVE?; WHAT DRIVES U.S. OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (AND WHY IT'S NOT DEVELOPMENT)?; Introduction; U.S. aid after 9/11: driven by what? MCA: "A herald of change"? Conclusion; CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL FRONTIER: THE PROMOTION OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AS A CHALLENGE TO THE MULTI-POLAR WORLD ORDER; Introduction; A global wild West? Americanism and its frontier after September 11th; The visions of hegemony:liberal Pax Americana versus Global Balkans; The democratic crusade of G.W. Bush: a costly fiasco?; Conclusion; AMERICAN "SOFT POWER" AFTER GEORGE W. BUSH'S PRESIDENCY; Introduction; The USA and the World Order in statu nascendi; George W. Bush's presidency; Barack H. Obama's presidency; Conclusion NORMS AND VALUES IN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORIES |
| Altri titoli varianti | The United States & the World |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790169103321 |
| Krakow : , : Jagiellonian University Press, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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