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Vicarious Identity in International Relations - Self, Security, and Status on the Global Stage (Hardcover)
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Vicarious Identity in International Relations - Self, Security, and Status on the Global Stage (Hardcover)
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Vicarious identification, or "living through another" is a familiar
social-psychological concept. Shaped by insecurity and a lack of
self-fulfilment, it refers to the processes by which actors gain a
sense of self-identity, purpose, and self-esteem through
appropriating the achievements and experiences of others. As this
book argues, it is also an under-appreciated and increasingly
relevant strategy of international relations. According to this
theory, states identify and establish special relationships with
other nations (often in an aspirational way) in order to strengthen
their sense of self, security, and status on the global stage. This
identification is also central to the politics of citizenship and
can be manipulated by states to justify their global ambitions. For
example, why might the United States look at Israel as a model for
its own foreign policies? What shaped the politics of Brexit and
why is the United Kingdom so attached to its transatlantic "special
relationship" with the United States? And, why did Denmark so
enthusiastically ally with the United States during the global War
on Terror? Vicarious identity, as the authors argue, is at the core
of these international dynamics. Vicarious Identity in
International Relations examines the ways in which vicarious
identity is relevant to global politics: across individuals;
between citizens and states; and across states, regional
communities, or civilizations. It looks at a range of cases (the
United States, the United Kingdom, and Denmark), which illustrate
that vicarious political identity is dynamic and emerges in
different contexts, but particularly when nations face crisis, both
internally and externally. In addition, the book outlines a
qualitative methodology for analyzing vicarious identity at the
collective level.
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