Contexts of International Politics

di Gary Goertz (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 1994

In this book Gary Goertz examines how states interact with their environment and contexts, which are important in understanding international politics. He presents a philosophical, methodological and empirical discussion of three important contexts which affect decision makers: history, system structure, and international norms. The effects of these contexts are explored by viewing context in turn as cause, as changing meaning, and as a barrier. The book engages with the literature on structural realism and international regimes, and uses rational actor and diffusion models as theoretical references. A number of concrete studies are provided using these contextual tools, including oil nationalisation, USSR-East European relations, enduring rivalries, and decolonisation. These empirical examples illustrate the fruitfulness of the contextual approach to international politics.

• Autore: Gary Goertz
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Studies in International Relations
• Anno: 1994
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 310 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 460 gr.
• EAN: 9780521469722

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