Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy

by Edited by Steven E. Lobell , Norrin M. Ripsman , Jeffrey W. Taliaferro

• ISBN13: 9780521731928
• ISBN10: 0521731925
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-02
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Neoclassical realism is an important new approach to international relations. Focusing on the interaction of the international system and the internal dynamics of states, neoclassical realism seeks to explain the grand strategies of individual states as opposed to recurrent patterns of international outcomes. This book offers the first systematic survey of the neoclassical realist approach. The editors lead a group of senior and emerging scholars in presenting a variety of neoclassical realist approaches to states' grand strategies. They examine the central role of the 'state' and seek to explain why, how, and under what conditions the internal characteristics of states intervene between their leaders' assessments of international threats and opportunities, and the actual diplomatic, military, and foreign economic policies those leaders are likely to pursue.

Author Biography

Steven E. Lobell is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Utah. Norrin M. Ripsman is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University. Jeffrey W. Taliaferro is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Tufts University.

Table of Contents

List of figures	p. vii
List of tables	p. viii
List of contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction: Neoclassical realism, the state, and foreign policy	p. 1
Threat assessment, the state, and foreign policy: a neoclassical realist model	p. 42
Neoclassical realism and strategic calculations: explaining divergent British, French, and Soviet strategies toward Germany between the world wars (1919-1939)	p. 75
Neoclassical realism and identity: peril despite profit across the Taiwan Strait	p. 99
Neoclassical realism and the national interest: presidents, domestic politics, and major military interventions	p. 139
Neoclassical realism and domestic interest groups	p. 170
Neoclassical realism and resource extraction: State building for future war	p. 194
Neoclassical realism and state mobilization: expansionist ideology in the age of mass politics	p. 227
The limits of neoclassical realism: additive and interactive approaches to explaining foreign policy preferences	p. 251
Conclusion: The state of neoclassical realism	p. 280
Index	p. 300
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