Theory and Application of the "Generation" in International Relations and Politics

by Steele, Brent J.; Acuff, Jonathan M.

• ISBN13: 9780230113244
• ISBN10: 0230113249
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

While a key referent in everyday discourse and vibrant analytical tool in the social sciences, the "generation" has been largely forgotten in the fields of sociology and political science, especially regarding global politics. This volume re-engages the concept of a "generation," utilizing it to explore how it can help us understand a variety of processes and patterns in International Relations and Comparative Politics. The volume includes theoretical, empirical, and reflective sections detailing how generational analysis might be re-initiated and utilized by contemporary scholars.

Author Biography

Brent J. Steele is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Ontological Security in International Relations (2008) and Defacing Power: The Aesthetics of Insecurity in Global Politics (2010). His work has appeared in a variety of journals, including International Studies Quarterly, Review of International Studies, Millennium, International Studies Review, and the Journal of International Political Theory.
Jonathan M. Acuff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Francis Marion University. His work has appeared in Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions, The International Studies Encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia of Religion and Violence, and is forthcoming in International Political Sociology. Acuff was previously a military analyst for the National Bureau of Asian Research and served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Table of Contents

Part One: Generational Analysis: Analytical and Theoretical Potentialities * Introduction: Reappraising generational analysis--Brent J. Steele and Jonathan M. Acuff * Never trust anyone who remembers Jerry Rubin: the promise of generational conflict--Brent J. Steele * Towards a Sociology of Generational Change: Foreign Policy Analysis meets Social Theory--Benjamin Herborth * Karl Mannheim, the Problem of Generations and the Sociology of Knowledge in IR-David McCourt * Part Two: Empirical Domains of Generational Analysis * Looking for the next generation in South African politics--Jeremy Youde * Generations at Home and Abroad: the Chinese Diaspora--Misti Williams * Selling the US President to the Younger Generation: Changing Family Roles in Presidential Campaigns and Generational Attitude Shifts--Jennifer Lucas * Generational Analysis and the Evolution of Military Doctrine and Strategy--Jonathan M. Acuff * Generational Analysis in IR and Data from the World Values Survey--Jon D. Carlson * Part Three: The Past, Present and Future of Generational Analysis * Reflections on Generational Analysis--Michael Roskin